[JURIST] Disgraced Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu [Wikipedia profile] was indicted [press release, PDF] Tuesday on 15 additional counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) [text] in connection with a massive alleged Ponzi scheme [SEC backgrounder]. Hsu also allegedly made illegal campaign contributions in other peoples' names in violation of the FECA. According to the indictment [text]:

In an effort to raise his public profile and thereby convince more victims to invest in his fraudulent scheme, Hsu pressured many of his victims to individually contribute thousands of dollars to various candidates for President of the United States, the United States Senate, and the United States House of Representatives whom Hsu supported. Hsu allegedly made direct and implied threats to these victims, leading them to believe that their failure to make the required political contributions would adversely impact their ongoing investment relationships with Hsu.