Norman Hsu the Hillraiser

Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison Tuesday by a judge who accused him of funding his fraud by manipulating the political process in a way that "strikes at the very core of our democracy."  

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that former political fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced today to 292 months in prison for operating an $80 million Ponzi scheme and violating federal campaign finance laws. Hsu pleaded guilty on May 7, 2009, in Manhattan federal court to counts one through 10 of the superseding indictment. Hsu was then convicted...  

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NEW YORK — Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison today by a judge who accused him of funding his fraud by manipulating the political process in a way that "strikes at the very core of our democracy.  

The high-profile, white-collar sentencing of the day is described in this Wall Street Journal article headlined "Campaign Fund-Raiser Hsu Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison." Here are the basics: A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu...  

NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu to more than 24 years in prison for illegally funneling tens of thousands of dollars to U.S. political candidates and for his role in a Ponzi scheme. The sentence of 292 months in prison, handed down in a U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Judge Victor Marrero, was less than the 30 years that the prosecution had requested. Before Judge Marrero announced...  

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu (shoo) to more than 24 years in prison for violating campaign finance laws.Hsu was sentenced Tuesday at a federal court in Manhattan.His donations became an embarrassment for Hillar....  

Associated Press/File PhotoFormer Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his guilty plea to fraud charges and another four years and four months in prison for his conviction at trial for breaking campaign finance laws.NEW...  

NEW YORK – Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced Tuesday to more than 24 years in prison by a judge who accused him of funding his fraud by manipulating the political process in a way that "strikes at the very core of our democracy." U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero sentenced the 58-year-old Hsu, who raised money for Hillary Rodham Clinton and others, to 20 years in prison for his guilty plea to fraud charges and another four...