Editorial | A Tainted Contribution
Philadelphia Inquirer, The, September, 2007
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Whether Gov. Rendell was too proud or he had a $38,000 blind spot, he should have returned a fugitive's campaign donations before it reached this embarrassing point.
Rendell finally announced Thursday that he had joined the swelling ranks of Democratic officials who have washed their hands of contributions from financier Norman Hsu.
The businessman has donated more than $600,000 to Democratic candidates since 2003, despite being wanted for grand theft in California. Hsu failed to appear in court Wednesday for a bail hearing on the 1991 case; authorities recaptured him Thursday night in Colorado.
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Only after Hsu jumped bail did Rendell decide to give $37,866 to charity; that's how much Hsu donated to the governor's reelection fund in 2005-06.
"Though Norman is my friend, and remains so, his failure to appear casts a new light on his assertions regarding the ...
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