Disgraced Dem Fundraiser Left Trail Of Failed Businesses, Kidnapping and Phantom Addresses

Wall Street Journal   |  IANTHE JEANNE DUGAN, JONATHAN CHENG and BRODY MULLINS   |   September 8, 2007 08:54 PM


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At a New York restaurant overlooking Central Park in April 2006, the governor of Pennsylvania sat down to dinner with about a dozen Democratic supporters. The 10-course meal in a private room at Per Se, including dishes like Nova Scotia Lobster Tail "Cuite Sous Vide," cost about $18,000, says a diner who was there. The host, Norman Hsu, was a businessman that the crowd admired but knew little about.

In the past few weeks, much more has become known about Mr. Hsu: That he had filed for bankruptcy twice, including a time in 1990 when he said he had no income, no job, and little more than a Toyota 4-Runner and a jade ring. And that he was wanted by California authorities for grand theft charges to which he had pleaded no contest in 1992, then fled before facing sentencing.

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- abbiehoffmansghost See Profile I'm a Fan of abbiehoffmansghost permalink

Throw away the key. There's an empty cell next to Duke Cunningham.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:53 PM on 09/09/2007
- Porter See Profile I'm a Fan of Porter permalink

If I understand this correctly, a Chinese national who had numerous failed businesses and no visible or known means of support was able to pull out of his hat large sums of money to spread around among candidates for high office in the United States.

Leaving aside the topic of who received the funds, where on earth did the money come from? Certainly not out of his own empty pockets. And who paid his travel expenses, hotels, clothing expenses, and so forth? And remember that he was a fugitive from criminal charges for about 15 years.

These are the real mysteries that need to be investigated and explained. Is this fellow an operative for the government of China? Not a far-fetched question given their recent history. Clearly, it's time to follow the money, and see where that path leads.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:31 AM on 09/09/2007
- ExRepublican See Profile I'm a Fan of ExRepublican permalink

If you looked like Hsu, what would you do?

Sheesh.

F, I'd pimp myself out to the highest (dumbshit) bidder.

"Along the trip he fell, was taken to a hospital "

Yeah, sure he did.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:22 AM on 09/09/2007
- Defyant See Profile I'm a Fan of Defyant permalink

If Norman can do it, there is hope for you and me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:30 AM on 09/09/2007
- watchingthings See Profile I'm a Fan of watchingthings permalink

I thought his type of people were only found in the Republican party. Well, guess Hillary is not as smart as she thinks she is, or is she? She does agree with the president on the Iraq war.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:46 AM on 09/09/2007
- BillMcKern See Profile I'm a Fan of BillMcKern permalink

A federal grand jury indicted a corporate executive who allegedly ran a scheme to make $32 million in false purchases of computer equipment, spending the money instead on beach real estate and private jet travel, prosecutors said Thursday.

Alan Fabian, a corporate executive from Cockeysville, Maryland, is one of Mitt Romney"s most important bundlers " a former George W. Bush "Ranger" (meaning he collected over $200,000 for Dubya"s campaign), now helping to gather contributions for the Romney campaign.

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A top Utah fundraiser for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign - who has links to an organization facing a civil lawsuit alleging child abuse - is off Romney's state finance team.
Robert Lichfield left as one of Romney's campaign fundraisers in July, though there are disputing accounts whether he was pushed out or left on his own.

Lichfield, who founded the umbrella group called the Worldwide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, brought in about $300,000 earlier this year for Romney during a single Utah event and has donated tens of thousands to the former Massachusetts governor and other Republicans in recent years.

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So why is Hsu front page news, while the problems of guys like this who favor Republican candidates barely get any press at all? Where's all this "liberal media bias" I keep hearing about? To me, it looks like the Republicans have the press in their pockets.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:38 PM on 09/08/2007
- kilnwmn See Profile I'm a Fan of kilnwmn permalink

Doesn't this sound very much like GW Bush's background? Maybe the Republicans would like to nominate Mr. Hsu to run in 2008....

""Mr. Hsu's past... is full of failed businesses... bouts of financial ruin followed by hard-to-explain recovery. He charmed friends, relatives, and college classmates into investing in real estate, restaurant and apparel businesses, many of which failed, stranding investors.""

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:27 PM on 09/08/2007
- truthyguy See Profile I'm a Fan of truthyguy permalink

With a record like that, are you sure this guy isn't a republican?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:27 PM on 09/08/2007
- Bystander See Profile I'm a Fan of Bystander permalink

Hsu is another "inconvenient truth" for Democrats.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:13 PM on 09/09/2007
- Bystander See Profile I'm a Fan of Bystander permalink

A thief for the Democrats...rock star!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:30 PM on 09/08/2007
- LUNKHEAD See Profile I'm a Fan of LUNKHEAD permalink

Gollum with a wig.....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:17 PM on 09/08/2007
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