Norman Hsu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsu.
Norman Hsu
徐詠芫
BornOctober 1951 (age 73)
Hong Kong
Known forPyramid scheme promoter, long-time fugitive, major fundraiser for US Democratic Party
Norman Hsu
Traditional Chinese徐詠芫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXú Yǒngyuán
Wade–GilesHsü2 Yung3-yüan2

Norman Yung Yuen Hsu[1] (born October 1951)[2] is a convicted pyramid investment promoter who associated himself with the apparel industry. His business activities were intertwined with his role as a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party, and he gained notoriety after suspicious patterns of bundled campaign contributions were reported in 2007.[3] Subsequently he was discovered to have been a long-time fugitive in connection with a 1992 fraud conviction.[4][5] After turning himself in to California authorities in 2007 he fled the state again and was quickly recaptured.

The U.S. Justice Department investigated whether Hsu illegally reimbursed political donations by associates and formally charged him with fraud.[6][7][8] On 27 November 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Hsu on charges of violating federal campaign finance laws and defrauding investors "out of at least $20 million."[9]

  1. ^ Wesley Chu (1 September 2007). "羈留五小時即准以200萬元保釋徐諾曼向加州法庭投案". Sing Tao Daily. USA. Retrieved 2 September 2007. [dead link]
  2. ^ Ianthe Jeanne Dugan; Jonathan Cheng; Brody Mullins (8 September 2007). "What Made Norman Hsu Run?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
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  5. ^ Chuck Neubauer; Dan Morain (30 August 2007). "Fugitive donor bows out of fundraising". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
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  9. ^ FindLaw (27 November 2007). "Indictment of Norman Hsu, former Democratic Fundraiser". FindLaw. Retrieved 4 December 2007.