Clinton Campaign Denies Secret Service Vetting of Fugitive Donor

Fred Lucas of CNSNews.com writes: After pledging to return $850,000 raised by fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu, Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign vowed this week to do more rigorous background checks of big donors. But some law enforcement officials contend the former first lady -- or someone close to her -- should have known about Hsu's fugitive status, given the routine background checks conducted by the U.S. Secret Service on protected persons.

"Sorry, you are not correct. The Secret Service did not vet Mr. Hsu," Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson told Cybercast News Service in a written statement.

Asked why the Secret Service didn't vet Hsu, Wolfson said in a follow-up statement, "I don't mean to state the obvious, but she's not the first lady anymore." Read the article here.