David Hernandez

Mini-Madoffs: The New Breed Of Downmarket Ponzi Schemers (SLIDESHOW, VOTE)

Posted 08.09.2009 | Business


Bernie certainly wasn't alone. As BusinessWeek recently pointed out, there's currently a "bull market for investment scams." Ponzi schemes, in whi...

David Hernandez, Chicago Sports Webio Fugitive, Captured After Failed Suicide Attempt

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 07.23.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- A fugitive financier who helped launch a Chicago sports Web site and was charged in what prosecutors describe as an $11 million Ponzi ...

Alleged Ponzi Schemer Behind Chicago Sports Webio Hired Former Fire Chief Cortez Trotter As Company Consultant

Crain's Chicago Business | Ed Sherman | Posted 07.19.2009 | Chicago


Former Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter appears to have become tangled in the scandal surrounding David Hernandez, the businessman who has bee...

David Hernandez: Feds Issue Arrest Warrant For Missing Chicago Sports Webio Backer

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2009 | Chicago


Federal prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for David Hernandez, the missing financial backer of the online sports radio site Chicago Sport...

'American Idol' Axes Gay Club Stripper

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — A juicy backstory wasn't enough to keep David Hernandez on "American Idol." The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dis...

'Idol' Cuts 4 More, Leaving 12 Finalists

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — The top 12 "American Idol" finalists include an actress, a "Star Search" champion, an Australian, a male stripper and someone who ...

Is America Ready For A Gay 'Idol'?

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — No finalist has ever been portrayed as openly gay during the past six seasons of "American Idol." With more details about contesta...

'Idol' Contestant Danced At Gay Strip Club, Venue Claims

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — David Hernandez's stripper past didn't come back to haunt him on Tuesday night's "American Idol." Hernandez's three-year stint as ...

'Idol' Narrows Competition to 24 Singers

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — The tears flowed on "American Idol" Wednesday night as the show trimmed the competition to 24 semifinalists. They were mostly happy t...