Campaign Fund-Raiser Hsu Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

Wall Street Journal ^ | September 29, 2009 | CHRIS HERRING

[BulletBobCo]

NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu to more than 24 years in prison for illegally funneling tens of thousands of dollars to U.S. political candidates and for his role in a Ponzi scheme.

The sentence of 292 months in prison, handed down in a U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Judge Victor Marrero, was less than the 30 years that the prosecution had requested.

Before Judge Marrero announced the sentence, Mr. Hsu quietly told him: "I know apologizing will not make things better for anyone, but I would still like to apologize to your Honor, and to everyone else."

Federal prosecutors said the apology was meaningless, arguing that Mr. Hsu wasn't as cooperative as he could have been.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thanks for the news!

[marstegreg]

You think he’ll get pardoned during the last days of the current administration along with members of Acorn?

[rocksblues]

On another note, Hillary is still free to break whatever law she chooses.

[SeattleBruce]

On another note, Hillary is still free to break whatever law she chooses.
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And to harass the "de-facto" Constitutionally legitimate government of Honduras.

[BulletBobCo]

You would think that Hsu would have sang a little tune.

[Frank_2001]

I doubt he’ll wait that long. Wasn’t Ayres the one who said prison is cruel and ought to be abolished?

[Ann Archy]

Hillary should be in the cell next to him!! geesh....when will these little people get the message that they are disposable to the Big DEMS???

We sure didn't hear anything about his case, did we???

[Terry Mross]

The culture of corruption?

[rocksblues]

Amazing isn't it. With a Republican Admin we would be backing up their legitimate takeover of their country.

With a Democrat Admin they are the bad guys.

This should be a wake up call for uncommitted voters in 2010.

We shall see?

[the invisib1e hand]

the hsu has dropped, then.

[SunkenCiv]

The sentence of 292 months in prison, handed down in a U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Judge Victor Marrero, was less than the 30 years that the prosecution had requested.

[StormEye]

"You think he’ll get pardoned during the last days of the current administration along with members of Acorn?"

I bet it happens sooner than that.

[BJClinton]

You would think that Hsu would have sang a little tune.

He didn't want to go for a walk in Ft. Marcy park.

[Yehuda]

I got $5.00 says “shanked before 2012”.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“Wasn’t Ayres the one who said prison is cruel and ought to be abolished?”

Yeah, only in countries you want to destroy. He’s OK with Russian prisons.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

If I bet I would take that $5. Zero only cares about Zero. After the election, ONLY. For zero, Mr Shoe can rot until then.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Obama is a cold one. I don’t see him as grateful to anyone.

[SueRae]

Well well, they sure kept that quiet. We know if the shoe was on the other foot, it would have been screamed from the pages each and every day.

Another rat criminal behind bars. I sure wish we could get Soros, maybe with an ACORN songbird or two, we will finally root them out.

[Yehuda]

chi town rules = take no chances & dead men tell no tales.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

I see I misunderstood. That’s a well-placed $5, I’d agree with that.

Depends though. He’s a “high flier”, rich chinese guy. Might just have the connections to live.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the good news. Guess the Shoe fit Hsu!

Any estimates on his half life if he goes into a general prison?

[Diver Dave]

Bad Boy, Bad Boy

What Hsu gonna do

What Hsu gonna do

When the come for you?

[Grampa Dave]

“On another note, Hillary is still free to break whatever law she chooses.”

Bill Clintoon just announced that he never had sex with that shoe er Hsu.

[Beloved Levinite]

Vast Right Wing Conspiracy??

[nascarnation]

I smell a Prez pardon coming.

[Grampa Dave]

“We sure didn’t hear anything about his case, did we???”

You win the award for noting that we heard nothing about this.

[khnyny]

There are sins of “commission”, and then there are sins of “omission”.

[Beloved Levinite]

Very good.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the late in the day laugh!

[parsifal]

At like $40,000 per year costs, this means taxpayers will spend about a million bucks to lock him up.

parsy, who says, oh boy.

[CodeToad]

Money for Bill Clinton but Clinton won’t serve a day in jail.

[Yehuda]

possible....

[Bush gal in LA]

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Federal prosecutors said the apology was meaningless, arguing that Mr. Hsu wasn't as cooperative as he could have been.

Omerta is the code of the Clinton Crime Family.

[Eleutheria5]

But he said he was sorry!

[wastedyears]

And the Hsu finally drops.

[bushpilot1]

Only if Hsu converts to Islam.

[WoofDog123]

PRC bagman. A rare direct glimpse into how china funnels money into the US political system.

That said, I think the credit card funding for obama was not from china. I would tend to suspect saudi arabia or some coalition of sunni muslim interests, but it isn’t clear yet which, bowing to kings and all included.

[Prole]

By default, narcissists never value the lives of other human beings.

EVER.

Since Obama's photo should be next to the Oxford English Dictionary's definition of "Narcissist," why would he give a rat's ear about anyone other than himself?

[Anti-Bubba182]

His fans don’t get it. They want to believe so bad.

[Brad from Tennessee]

[You would think that Hsu would have sang a little tune.]

He may want to cooperate after spending about 24 hours with his new cellmate—Antwon.

[BulletBobCo]

Are you saying that “Antwon” is going to be the prison’s new Hsu salesman?

[marstegreg]

True. He has thrown alot of people under the bus!

[marstegreg]

Judging by the killing of a 16 yr. old boy by gangs in Chicago, I’d say he’s wrong!

[oust the louse]

Great picture...outstanding...

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

But it’s crazy to suggest that the politicians he was raising the funds for were doing anything wrong!

This guy will do a year in the golf course “prison” and be pardoned.

[Brad from Tennessee]

LOL!

But seriously, you never know what the Feds are up to. Hsu may be rolling over on everybody right now unless he was acting on behalf of a foreign country—like China. In that case he may be waiting for them to extract him which will be tricky at best. China's agents in the Clinton/Gore campaign finance scandal took the 5th then skipped the country.

[Osage Orange]

I'd guess he personally could careless....

But his family is another story....

That has been my weakness.......

[Rockitz]

You would think that Hsu would have sang a little tune.

He didn't want to get the Jim McDougal treatment- 24 years in prison alive is better than a couple years in jail and dead.