Psycho4Bud
09-07-2007, 07:26 AM
Norman Hsu's quickly jumpstarted life on the lam came to a screeching stop less than 48 hours after it began when he got sick on the California Zephyr and was nabbed after being rushed to a Colorado hospital, according to the FBI.
The prolific Democratic fundraiser and fugitive was busted at 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time by FBI agents from the Denver office, according to Special Agent Joseph M. Schadler in the FBI's San Francisco office.
He was still in St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction - 250 miles west of Denver - Thursday evening, according to Pete Smarr, a nursing supervisor. Smarr declined to say what Hsu was suffering from - other than to report him in custody and in "fair" condition.
Hsu was traveling on Train #6, according to Cliff Cole, an Amtrak spokesman. Hsu boarded the train in Emeryville and was scheduled to get off the train in Denver, Cole said. Cole had no information as to who - if anyone - Hsu may have been traveling with.
Hsu was arrested on federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, according to a statement released Thursday night by the FBI.
He will at some point be returned to California to be sentenced in San Mateo Superior Court in connection with his 1991 conviction, according to the release.
After Hsu is returned to state custody, the FBI added, federal charges are expected to be dismissed. The FBI credited help in the high profile bust to Grand Junction police, the Mesa County Sheriff's
Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service.
Hsu had fled the law for the second time by skipping out on a Wednesday court date - and $2 million bail - in Redwood City.
The convicted thief - who turned himself in last week, 15 years after skipping out on a sentencing hearing.
After spending a few hours in jail last week, Hsu was released on $2 million bail stemming from his failure to show up at a 1992 hearing. He had pleaded no contest to felony grand theft involving a scheme to resell latex gloves.
In recent years, Hsu has raised more than $500,000 for various Democratic candidates and committees - from presidents to Bay Area politicians.
This election season, Hsu served as a so-called bundler for several Democratic candidates, and was dubbed a "HillRaiser" for his pledge to raise $100,000 for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Clinton, D-N.Y., and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, who received a contribution from Hsu in 2004 and 2005, are donating Hsu's personal campaign contributions to charity.
http://origin.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_6822726
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The prolific Democratic fundraiser and fugitive was busted at 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time by FBI agents from the Denver office, according to Special Agent Joseph M. Schadler in the FBI's San Francisco office.
He was still in St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction - 250 miles west of Denver - Thursday evening, according to Pete Smarr, a nursing supervisor. Smarr declined to say what Hsu was suffering from - other than to report him in custody and in "fair" condition.
Hsu was traveling on Train #6, according to Cliff Cole, an Amtrak spokesman. Hsu boarded the train in Emeryville and was scheduled to get off the train in Denver, Cole said. Cole had no information as to who - if anyone - Hsu may have been traveling with.
Hsu was arrested on federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, according to a statement released Thursday night by the FBI.
He will at some point be returned to California to be sentenced in San Mateo Superior Court in connection with his 1991 conviction, according to the release.
After Hsu is returned to state custody, the FBI added, federal charges are expected to be dismissed. The FBI credited help in the high profile bust to Grand Junction police, the Mesa County Sheriff's
Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service.
Hsu had fled the law for the second time by skipping out on a Wednesday court date - and $2 million bail - in Redwood City.
The convicted thief - who turned himself in last week, 15 years after skipping out on a sentencing hearing.
After spending a few hours in jail last week, Hsu was released on $2 million bail stemming from his failure to show up at a 1992 hearing. He had pleaded no contest to felony grand theft involving a scheme to resell latex gloves.
In recent years, Hsu has raised more than $500,000 for various Democratic candidates and committees - from presidents to Bay Area politicians.
This election season, Hsu served as a so-called bundler for several Democratic candidates, and was dubbed a "HillRaiser" for his pledge to raise $100,000 for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Clinton, D-N.Y., and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, who received a contribution from Hsu in 2004 and 2005, are donating Hsu's personal campaign contributions to charity.
http://origin.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_6822726
tsk, tsk, tsk.............
Have a good one!:s4: