Norman Hsu arrested again: is it just plain avarice, or avarice grounded in alcoholism?
Best runner-up for story of the month ever:
Norman Hsu, until recently a large donor to Democratic Party luminaries, was arrested--again--for missing a court hearing--again--relating to charges of grand theft, to which he pleaded no contest in 1992. Hsu's sordid story is consistent with undiagnosed alcoholism, by far the best explanation for his numerous bizarre exploits.
Hsu, 56, a purported businessman whose rags-to-riches story no one seems able to explain, filed for bankruptcy twice, the first time in 1990. Just two years later, after charming friends and relatives into investing in what turned out to be a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, he forfeited $2 million in bail when he failed to appear for sentencing. He seems to have moved to Hong Kong ...
