Norman Hsu, the notorious Democratic fundraiser who steered over $1 million into Hillary Clinton's primary bid, is scheduled to stand trial on January 12 for allegedly operating a $60 million pyramid scheme, and intends on introducing evidence concerning his "connections to the Clintons and other Democratic notables -- including perhaps the president-elect." The Smoking Gun reports:
Before becoming a key fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, Hsu co-hosted a 2005 California fundraiser for Obama's political action committee and introduced the Illinois Democrat to Marc Gorenberg, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who later joined the Obama campaign's national finance committee. Prosecutors allege that Hsu directed his investors to donate money to specific candidates, and then reimbursed them in violation of federal campaign laws.
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