| For Immediate Release Feb 26, 2001 |
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Contributions Came on November 27, 2000 Nora Lum, Convicted Felon, Gave $2,000 to �Friends of Hillary� and Sought Pardons Through Hillary�s Brother (Washington, D.C.) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government abuse and corruption, today called attention to $2,000 in contributions by Pardongate/Chinagate figure Nora Lum to Hillary Clinton�s �Friends of Hillary� fundraising operation on November 27, 2000. Today�s Washington Post reports that Nora and Gene Lum were also seeking pardons from Bill Clinton through Hugh Rodham, Hillary�s brother, around the time the contributions were made. The Lums were not pardoned. The bribery statutes prohibit not only the granting of government action in return for anything of value, but even special consideration of government action in return for anything of value. Nora and Gene Lum, who plead guilty to making illegal contributions to Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), were embroiled in scandals involving Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Clinton Chief of Staff Thomas McClarty, the late Ron Brown, and his son Michael Brown, to name a few. �Why would Nora Lum, a convicted felon, give money to Hillary almost a month after her landside Senate victory? The answer is obvious � the Lums had previous illegal dealings with the Clintons and their ilk � they knew the pardons were for sale and these contributions were meant to �grease the wheels� for �special consideration� of their Hugh Rodham-endorsed pardon by Bill and Hillary Clinton,� stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. | |