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BREAKING NEWS: FRANKEN RETURNS $2,300 DONATION FROM FUGITIVE
By Michael B. Brodkorb | August 29, 2007
"WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats began distancing themselves Wednesday from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge.
Al Franken, a Senate candidate in Minnesota, Rep. Michael Honda of California and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania said they would divest their campaigns of donations from Norman Hsu, whose legal encounters and links to other Democratic donors have drawn public scrutiny in the past two days." Source: Associated Press, August 29, 2007
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Below is a more detailed article about Hsu's background.
"WASHINGTON — For the last 15 years, California authorities have been trying to figure out what happened to a businessman named Norman Hsu, who pleaded no contest to grand theft, agreed to serve up to three years in prison and then seemed to vanish.
'He is a fugitive,' Ronald Smetana, who handled the case for the state attorney general, said in an interview. 'Do you know where he is?'
Hsu, it seems, has been hiding in plain sight, at least for the last three years.
Since 2004, one Norman Hsu has been carving out a prominent place of honor among Democratic fundraisers. He has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions into party coffers, much of it earmarked for presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York." Source: Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2007
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August 29th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
“Rep. Joe Sestak”… is he one of those lizard guys from Land Of The Lost?
August 29th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
How is this exposing him? How was Franken, or any of those members, supposed to know that Hsu was a fugitive? I could see posting a story about this if Franken was told of this and refused to return the money.
But highlighting that Franken did the right thing? That’s very decent of you Michael.
August 29th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Is this the guy who funnels huge bucko’s through the fake address in California?
I suppose Al couldn’t have known. They can’t research every contribution.
August 29th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
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August 29th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
$2300? That’s 1150 buttons!
August 29th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Nice work Master of None.
August 29th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
The point is: crooks contribute to Democrats and Democrats don’t ask questions.
August 30th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Matt, it isn’t ‘exposing’ Franken, its merely reporting a fact. Franken took money from a crook, and when he found out about it, he returned it.
Now if that was a republican who had gotten the money, the stupid demoncrats would be having a hissy fit and calling to string up the republican even if the republican had given back the money.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Did Klobuchar give back the money that Fingerhut criminal gave her?
August 30th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Matt – the Democrats pretends to have virtues that they actually do not possess – they pile on to any situation that involves a Republican to no end but when it is one of their own -it is shoved under the carpet- thus the tag “hypocrite” would apply to you.
August 30th, 2007 at 10:23 am
I think a bigger scandel are the law firms that contribute to Dem Presidental candidates. On the same day, every employee of a certain law firm in…I think North Carolina (for one), contributes the maximum to a single Democratic candidate. (source National Review…no linky handy). Do you think the employees are forced to do this?
August 30th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Interesting point Dave – if these employees have their name tied to these donations, are these monies coming from their own pocket or supplied by others? – and if by others, wouldn’t these alleged contributors then be responsible to claim this monies on their tax returns as income (regardless of how it was spent)?
August 30th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
[...] Here's my question: is Franken's campaign returning the contribution from a California fugitive to the fugitive or is Franken's campaign donating the money to charity? [...]
August 30th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
[...] Here's my question: is Franken's campaign returning the contribution from a California fugitive to the fugitive or is Franken's campaign donating the money to charity? [...]
August 31st, 2007 at 9:53 pm
When Al was on air america he constantly refered to the “culture of corruption” that republicans brought to D.C.Thanks for bringing the culture of corruption to Minn. Al.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:43 am
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
September 5th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
September 5th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
September 7th, 2007 at 11:47 am
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
September 9th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
September 20th, 2007 at 10:56 am
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
September 20th, 2007 at 11:00 am
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
December 4th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]
December 4th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
[...] Al Franken's campaign received a contribution of $2,300 from Hsu on March 30, 2007. Franken later returned the contribution after reports of Hsu's criminal background became known. [...]