Breaking: Hsu captured in Colorado; Update: Hsu fell ill on Amtrak; Update: Hsu’s murky immigration status

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 7, 2007 12:22 AM

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Update 9/7 1:45pm Eastern. Hmmmmm. The foreign funny money mystery just got murkier.

Update 9/7. More details. He was “delirious:”

Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu remained in custody Friday at a Colorado hospital after his arrest days after he failed to show up for a court appearance related to a felony theft conviction.

FBI agents took Hsu into custody late Thursday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., said FBI
spokesman Joseph Schadler.

Hsu was listed in fair condition, hospital vice president Dan Prinster said in a telephone interview. He declined to provide details of Hsu’s ailment, other than to say that Hsu “was delirious (when he arrived)
and had identification.”

1:15am Eastern update. The Grand Junction Sentinel reports that Hsu was captured after getting sick on an Amtrak train: “Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was arrested in Grand Junction tonight, after he failed to show up for a court appearance in California related to a felony theft conviction. FBI agents took Hsu into custody around 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital FBI, spokesman Joseph Schadler said in a statement. Hsu was traveling on an Amtrak train when he became ill. Grand Junction paramedics were summoned to the Amtrak station near downtown about 11 a.m. Thursday to treat a patient, Battalion Chief Robert Ferguson said. The patient, whom Ferguson said he found out eight hours later was a fugitive, was not in great pain, Ferguson said.

Maybe “not in great pain,” but he’s gonna be in a world of hurt.

Checking the Amtrak schedule, he must have been on the California Zephyr, which runs from Northern California through Colorado (with a stop in Grand Junction) and ends up in…Chicago, IL:

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SFGate.com reporting…(Hat tip: William Amos)

Fugitive political fundraiser Norman Hsu, who skipped out on San Mateo County authorities this week rather than face sentencing in a fraud scheme, was apprehended tonight by federal and local lawmen in Grand Junction, Colo.

Authorities said Hsu was taken into custody at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction at 7 p.m. local time. He had been on the lam for almost two days after failing to appear in a Redwood City courtroom Wednesday to surrender his passport.

Hsu’s attorney told state prosecutors that he had been on a charter flight that arrived at Oakland International Airport at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and then dropped out of sight, said Gareth Lacy, a spokesman for the state Attorney General’s office.

Grand Junction, Colorado. He was heading south. Path of least resistance.

Wondering what ties Hsu has to Colorado?

Here’s one:

Congressman Mark Udall’s U.S. Senate campaign committee is among dozens of mostly Democratic political organizations to have received a large financial contribution from a New York fundraiser who has been wanted by authorities in California. Federal Election Commission records indicate that Norman Hsu, listed as a resident of New York, gave $1,000 to “Udall for Colorado Inc.” on June 25…”The issue has just been brought to our attention,” Udall campaign manager Mike Melanson said Wednesday evening. He said that once a campaign attorney confirmed that Hsu was listed by authorities as a fugitive from justice, Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, ordered that the money he gave the campaign be given to charity. He said $1,000 will be donated today to the Colorado National Guard Foundation.

This is St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction:

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Nothing yet in any of the Colorado papers. The WSJ is reporting the news, but doesn’t have much more detail:

Disgraced Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu was arrested in Colorado late Thursday after a judge issued an arrest warrant when he failed to show up for a court appearance related to a felony theft conviction.

FBI agents took Mr. Hsu into custody at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., said FBI spokesman Joseph Schadler.

Earlier Thursday, spokesmen for Mr. Hsu and the California Attorney General’s Office said they had no clue about his whereabouts. His lawyers declined to comment.

San Fran Bay Area TV station NBC11 has some tidbits:

Hsu was arrested on federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, according to an FBI press release. He may appear in court in Colorado Friday, according to NBC11.

The FBI said they will ask for Hsu to be transported back to California.

Allah had the same reaction I did to reports saying that the federal charges of unlawful flight will be dropped when he lands back in California: Huh?

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Flip Pidot notes that Norman Hsu is still listed by Hillary Clinton’s campaign site as an honored “HillRaiser” (as of 12:36am, his name is still listed):

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Question: Will Democrat Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle return his Hsu money now or not?

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  1. #125865
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:30 pm, englishqueen01 said:

    You find out – let me know, I’m there.

    It’s a deal, jrl.

  2. #125868
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:36 pm, John Ansell said:

    Common MM, why won’t you post my nickname for for L.A. Mayor? Antonio V i a g r agossa?

  3. #125869
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:37 pm, John Ansell said:

    There. Thanks.

  4. #125870
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:38 pm, Bill DeFelice said:

    Better post a guard,a very dedicated guard,on Hsu’s hospital room.We don’t want another mysterious”suicide”.

  5. #125871
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:40 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On September 7th, 2007 at 12:51 pm, jrlingreenbay said: Any good MUG shots of Hsu?

    Sorry, just had to add to it.

  6. #125872
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:41 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    He was delirious

    Amtrak will do that to you.

  7. #125873
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:43 pm, DesertLover said:

    aj and jrl …

    another Freaky Friday of Fun in the MM Neighborhood huh? …

    I see jrl is already ready for MM Karaoke

  8. #125874
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:48 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    Just a thought ( something to rile up the Geraldo’s of the world )…

    Anyone know if Hsu is a citizen? I know he was born in Hong Kong, if I have that right…

    But is he a US Citizen? Would be interesting to know, considering all the money he’s bringing in to Democratic coffers….

    MM Karaoke…. interesting…. :P

  9. #125881
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:53 pm, John Ansell said:

    I know he’ll Hsu amtrack over the food.

  10. #125883
    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:56 pm, DesertLover said:

    jrl

    thought you would like that one …

    I don’t think it was the “Hsu-shi” that got to him I figure it was the Rocky Mountain Oysters in his “Hsup”

  11. #125892
    On September 7th, 2007 at 2:05 pm, swj719AWG said:

    When did he become naturalized? Before or after the guilty plea 15 years ago?

    Don’t we revoke those things when you get convicted of a felony? Or deny them when you’re convicted of a felony?

    I suspect Bubba’s hand in this somewhere…

  12. #125893
    On September 7th, 2007 at 2:05 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    Anybody ask the MSM why they are doing all this digging into his background / connections?

    ( Crickets……. )

  13. #125894
    On September 7th, 2007 at 2:06 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    Oops… Aren’t doing all this digging..

    :P

  14. #125969
    On September 7th, 2007 at 3:50 pm, blacktygrrrr said:

    Norm Hsu…That’s my baby…
    Norm Hsu…I don’t mean maybe…
    Norm Hsu…that’s my baby now…

    …(in jail I believe)

    I wonder if the Bill and Hill know or care about visiting hours.

    http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/hillaryplease-god-no/

  15. #126008
    On September 7th, 2007 at 5:25 pm, jimC said:

    Considering the Zephyr ends up in Chicago, one’s got to wonder if he was headed for Cananda…

    Jim C

  16. #126009
    On September 7th, 2007 at 5:25 pm, leepro said:

    On September 7th, 2007 at 1:43 am, Vatar said:

    He fell sick…food poisoning anyone?

    Anybody else thinking Vince Foster, et al?

  17. #126026
    On September 7th, 2007 at 6:07 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    Travel by rail is definitely anonymous – cash and go. He probably ate some railroad food. My guess is he was supposed to go to Canada and then get help from the Chinese embassy there. (The Chinese left him here too long and he got disoriented.)

  18. #126094
    On September 7th, 2007 at 9:41 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Maybe he’s a Hitchcock fan and was heading “East by Northeast”. Lucky he wasn’t found in a cornfield with a suicide note explaining how he committed suicide with a Cropduster.

    Just saying…

  19. #126145
    On September 8th, 2007 at 1:18 am, magicky said:

    What could possible happen? Umm, let’s review, shall we?

    “May 26, 1999
    The Justice Department announced that John Huang has agreed to plead guilty to a single felony charge as part of an agreement that legal sources said promises that he will not be prosecuted in connection with his fund-raising for President Clinton.”

    Gee, that couldn’t POSSIBLE happen again, could it?

  20. #126154
    On September 8th, 2007 at 3:27 am, blues said:

    “Hsu fell ill on Amtrack”….Too bad it wasn’t ” under Amtrack”.Nuff said.

  21. #126162
    On September 8th, 2007 at 5:15 am, slp said:

    The guy who “kidnapped” Hsu in 1990 is Raymond Kwok Chow, a “former” San Francisco Chinatown gang leader.

    http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5643329

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