Norman Hsu

Norman Hsu Timeline

1969 Norman Hsu Enrolls at the University of California, Berkeley
Norman Yung Yuen Hsu was born in October 1951 in Hong Kong, he has told acquaintances. A former college friend and business associate, Pedro Woo, says Mr. Hsu's ethnic roots are in Shangh...
1974 Norman Hsu Marries
Former democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who raised over $100,000 for Hillary Clinton's campaign, turned himself over to California authorities in 2007 after being discovered as a fugitiv...
1976 Norman Hsu Receives License to Sell Real Estate in California
Norman Yung Yuen Hsu (Chinese: 徐詠芫), born October 1951, is a convicted pyramid investment promoter who associated himself with the apparel industry. His business activities were intertwin...
1981 Norman Hsu Receives Degree from Wharton School
Hsu was born and raised in Hong Kong; his ancestors are from Shanghai. He then came to the United States at age 18, obtained a B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Ca...
1990 Aug 28 Financier Norman Hsu Found Riding in Car with Known Gangsters
In the early hours of August 28, 1990, Foster City Police stopped a car for making an illegal turn. In the back seat, they found a frightened Norman Hsu. In the front were Raymond Chow...
1991 Aug Norman Hsu is Charged with 18 Count Felony Complaint for Ponzi-type Scheme
Hsu was able to gain the trust of investors by his dress, by his warm and personable manner, by his educational credentials, by being quoted in trade magazines, and by the long list of bu...
1992 Feb Norman Hsu Pleads No Contest to Felony Grand Theft
Shrimp Boy wasn't his only creditor. While the press did not cover it, in 1991 he was charged in San Mateo in an 18-count indictment with grand theft for allegedly luring 20 investors int...
1992 Jun State of California Issues Warrant for Arrest of Norman Hsu After His Failure to Appear in Court
Shrimp Boy wasn't his only creditor. While the press did not cover it, in 1991 he was charged in San Mateo in an 18-count indictment with grand theft for allegedly luring 20 investors int...
1992 Sep Norman Hsu Founds Newton Enterprises Limited Shortly After Fleeing US for Hong Kong
Mr. Hsu vanished just before his scheduled sentencing in 1992. He soon began building new businesses, this time in Hong Kong. One, a clothing company called Newton Enterprises Ltd., op...
1998 Norman Hsu Declared Bankrupt by Hong Kong Court
In registrations for Newton and the other firm, Mr. Hsu listed his address as on the 39th floor of Convention Plaza, which is a luxurious place in the heart of Hong Kong with views of Vic...
2003 Sep Norman Hsu Makes First Political Contribution After Returning to US from Hong Kong
Hsu then returned to the United States in the late 1990s, despite his fugitive status, and established several addresses in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. He became an investor ...
2007 Aug Hillary Clinton's Campaign Announces It Will Return Norman Hsu Contributions
Hsu then returned to the United States in the late 1990s, despite his fugitive status, and established several addresses in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. He became an investor ...
2007 Aug 31 Norman Hsu Turns Himself In to Redwood City Court
Norman Hsu, a Democratic fundraiser wanted for fraud, turned himself in to California authorities and was released after posting bail, his lawyer said. ``Mr. Hsu has pledged to deal fo...
2007 Sep 6 Norman Hsu Arrested on Amtrak's California Zephyr Train
One day after the release of The Wall Street Journal's investigation, it was reported that the warrant issued after Hsu's failure to appear for sentencing for his 1992 fraud conviction wa...
2008 Jan 4 Norman Hsu Sentenced on Original Fraud Charges
A judge on Friday sentenced disgraced political donor Norman Hsu to three years in state prison after rejecting the one-time Democratic rainmaker's bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud co...
2009 May 19 Norman Hsu Convicted of Breaking Campaign Finance Laws
Longtime fundraiser Norman Hsu was convicted Tuesday of violating campaign finance laws in a case that became an embarrassment to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other promi...