Norman Hsu, on the lam again!

It looks like Norman Hsu is again a fugitive after failing to show up for a hearing, skipping out on his bond, and failing to turn his passport over to either his legal team or to authorities. The Democrats to whom he donated money appear to have all pledged to give his contributions to charity. The real question, though, is why they're accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a man convicted of stealing millions of dollars from unsuspecting, trusting, prospective business partners. The Clinton campaign, in particular, for which Mr. Hsu raised over a million dollars, should have known that he was a convicted felon. Either her campaign was woefully negligent in checking the background of a major contributor or she knowingly took a million dollars from a felon. Whichever case is true, that doesn't exactly look good for someone who is running for President.

Democratic Donor a No Show at hearing
Associated Press

REDOOD CITY, Calif. - Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was a wanted man again after he failed to show up for a court date Wednesday and a judge issued a new warrant for his arrest.

Hsu, whose criminal past his roiled the campaigns of top presidential candidates, was scheduled to ask a judge to cut in half the $2 million bail he posted last week when he turned himself in after spending 15 years on the lam from a felony theft conviction.

Instead, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Robert Foiles ordered Hsu's bail forfeited to the county and issued a new arrest warrant. If Hsu is arrested again, he will be jailed bail this time.

Hsu, a Hong Kong native, was also supposed to turn over his passport Wednesday. Hsu's prominent Silicon Valley criminal defense attorney Jim Brosnahan said Hsu failed to give the passport to the legal team on Monday.