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"Prosecutors seek to revoke swindler's bond for lying about cancer"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this amusing (though still serious) story from last week's Chicago Tribune.  Here are the details: The government is asking a federal judge to revoke the bond of David Hernandez, saying he attempted to delay his sentencing on a fraud conviction by fabricating a letter from a doctor that said he was starting treatment for cancer. Hernandez, of Downers Grove, pleaded guilty in January to a Ponzi-style scheme that bilked more than 200 people of their savings.  The swindle allegedly garnered $6.3 million for Hernandez, who bankrolled a now-defunct Chicago sports-talk radio station and made personal purchases. Federal prosecutors say the fake letter indicates Hernandez is a flight risk, citing a previous case against Hernandez in which he threatened to flee...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 29, 2010 (boomark / email).