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Tom Shaer has asked himself several times this week: "Should I have said something?"

Mr. Shaer, the former sports talk host at WSCR-AM 670, had dealings with David Hernandez during the 1990s and knew all about him being convicted for wire fraud in 1998, resulting in a 34-month sentence.

Mr. Shaer, though, said he didn't think it was his place to tell Mike North about Mr. Hernandez's past. Mr. North signed Mr. Hernandez's company, NextStep Medical Staffing, as the title sponsor for his "Monsters in the Morning" show on Comcast SportsNet and worked with him to help form Chicagosportswebio.com, an Internet sports talk station.

The station shut down Tuesday in the wake of SEC allegations that it was funded through a Ponzi scheme run by Mr. Hernandez that bilked investors out of $11 million. The SEC lawsuit filed Monday made Mr. Hernandez's previous conviction public.

Wednesday, the U.S. attorney's office issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Hernandez after charging him with wire fraud.

"I know Mike North and I consider him a friend," Mr. Shaer said. "However, I know if I had made that call, it wouldn't have been well-received. I didn't want to mess up Mike's deal. It seemed to be going fine. If there's one lesson I've learned in the media business — and it has taken me a long time to learn this lesson — it's that I should keep my nose out of other people's business."

Besides, Mr. Shaer said he had no reason to believe Mr. Hernandez wasn't running a legitimate business.

"He had deals with Comcast SportsNet, the White Sox, the Bears," Mr. Shaer said. "I didn't think they would get involved with the guy unless he had some sort of financial legitimacy."

Mr. Shaer's relationship with Mr. Hernandez began during his days at WSCR in the 1990s. He described Mr. Hernandez as a "Score groupie." He would hang out at remotes and frequently called in to the station, identifying himself as "Banker Dave."

Mr. Shaer met Mr. Hernandez through Mr. North. He recalled at a party at Mr. North's house in 1996...

This story is getting worse by the day!

SHARK wrote:

This story is getting worse by the day!

By that, I hope you mean: getting more awesome by the day...

Why would David Hernandez be at a party at North's house in 1996? That's bad news for Mike.

This just keeps getting weirder.

And by that, I hope you mean me having to really hurry it up in terms of getting the rights to this story and starting my own Ponzi scheme to finance the production of the movie. Rack me.

comment left on Shermans blog:
Frederick S. wrote:
Thanks Mr. Shaer for keeping your mouth shut. Did you ever think about the people who have now lost their life savings and their homes because of this. You also perpetrated Mike North's lies about not knowing Hernandez until recently. After all now we all know you met him through North at North's house in 1996. He did a mortgage for North before you. Your friend North is a liar and Dan Jiggets will be found out in the near future also.

Harry Seaward wrote:

And by that, I hope you mean me having to really hurry it up in terms of getting the rights to this story and starting my own Ponzi scheme to finance the production of the movie. Rack me.

Show me some mahogany furnishings and I'm in.

He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth

rogers park bryan wrote:

He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth

that's pretty damn funny... :lol:

He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth

Seems sort of odd that Shear would out of nowhere come up and speak - really puts the screws to North. Almost if he had an axe to grind with mikey - and saw an opportunity to to drive the axe home.

Seems like as good a time as any to resurrect this one:

Well, well, well . . . a party at North's house in '96?

This story changes hour-by-hour, doesn't it?

Author:	Reared on the Score [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:36 pm ]
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Thanks again, Ed Sherman RSS feed! And some of you told me to unsubscribe.... http://tinyurl.com/mydkf3 Quote: Tom Shaer has asked himself several times this week: "Should I have said something?" Mr. Shaer, the former sports talk host at WSCR-AM 670, had dealings with David Hernandez during the 1990s and knew all about him being convicted for wire fraud in 1998, resulting in a 34-month sentence. Mr. Shaer, though, said he didn't think it was his place to tell Mike North about Mr. Hernandez's past. Mr. North signed Mr. Hernandez's company, NextStep Medical Staffing, as the title sponsor for his "Monsters in the Morning" show on Comcast SportsNet and worked with him to help form Chicagosportswebio.com, an Internet sports talk station. The station shut down Tuesday in the wake of SEC allegations that it was funded through a Ponzi scheme run by Mr. Hernandez that bilked investors out of $11 million. The SEC lawsuit filed Monday made Mr. Hernandez's previous conviction public. Wednesday, the U.S. attorney's office issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Hernandez after charging him with wire fraud. "I know Mike North and I consider him a friend," Mr. Shaer said. "However, I know if I had made that call, it wouldn't have been well-received. I didn't want to mess up Mike's deal. It seemed to be going fine. If there's one lesson I've learned in the media business — and it has taken me a long time to learn this lesson — it's that I should keep my nose out of other people's business." Besides, Mr. Shaer said he had no reason to believe Mr. Hernandez wasn't running a legitimate business. "He had deals with Comcast SportsNet, the White Sox, the Bears," Mr. Shaer said. "I didn't think they would get involved with the guy unless he had some sort of financial legitimacy." Mr. Shaer's relationship with Mr. Hernandez began during his days at WSCR in the 1990s. He described Mr. Hernandez as a "Score groupie." He would hang out at remotes and frequently called in to the station, identifying himself as "Banker Dave." Mr. Shaer met Mr. Hernandez through Mr. North. He recalled at a party at Mr. North's house in 1996... It goes on from there talking about a Shaer getting caught up in a Hernandez scheme.

Author:	Harry Seaward [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:38 pm ]
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Banker Dave in Downers, Hawaiian! Wow, I actually wondered if Shaer would surface in all of this....question answered. Crazy...good ole Mikey, I'm sure many are glad they got in his inner circle of "guys".

Author:	SHARK [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:39 pm ]
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This story is getting worse by the day!

Author:	Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:40 pm ]
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Why would David Hernandez be at a party at North's house in 1996? That's bad news for Mike. This just keeps getting weirder.

Author:	Score is doomed [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:41 pm ]
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so North has know this guy since 1996? Lying again and this will comeback to bite him in the ass.

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Author:	jimmypasta [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:42 pm ]
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So Mike North knew this guy in 1996? He did not know about his ripping people off which occurred a few years later? Might be some cross-examination stuff coming up in the future.

Author:	Spiral Stairs [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:44 pm ]
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if it is true that north knew hernandez back in 1996 and was in north's house (why would shaer lie) north is in a world of hurt. You can't tell me that north did not know hernandez had been in jail for bank fraud. Mikey gots some splainin to do.

Author:	Harry Seaward [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:44 pm ]
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Reared on the Score wrote: SHARK wrote: This story is getting worse by the day! By that, I hope you mean: getting more awesome by the day... And by that, I hope you mean me having to really hurry it up in terms of getting the rights to this story and starting my own Ponzi scheme to finance the production of the movie. Rack me.

Author:	Mr. Belvidere [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:46 pm ]
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Why would David Hernandez be at a party at North's house in 1996? That's bad news for Mike. This just keeps getting weirder. uh-oh. Party? Norths house? LOTS OF PEOPLE?????

Author:	jimmypasta [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:47 pm ]
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comment left on Shermans blog: Frederick S. wrote: Thanks Mr. Shaer for keeping your mouth shut. Did you ever think about the people who have now lost their life savings and their homes because of this. You also perpetrated Mike North's lies about not knowing Hernandez until recently. After all now we all know you met him through North at North's house in 1996. He did a mortgage for North before you. Your friend North is a liar and Dan Jiggets will be found out in the near future also.

Author:	rogers park bryan [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:50 pm ]
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He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth

Author:	Harry Seaward [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:52 pm ]
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Reared on the Score wrote: Harry Seaward wrote: And by that, I hope you mean me having to really hurry it up in terms of getting the rights to this story and starting my own Ponzi scheme to finance the production of the movie. Rack me. Show me some mahogany furnishings and I'm in. Anyone interested in getting in on the ground floor of this sure-to-be-a-hit movie, we'll be meeting here: First come, first serve. Single file line, please. And, no Mike and BeBe, you will not get to cut in line. You have to get there early like everyone else.

Author:	doug - evergreen park [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:54 pm ]
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rogers park bryan wrote: He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth that's pretty damn funny...

Author:	Jalapenos and More [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:57 pm ]
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Shaer is right. North wouldn't have stopped his plan even if he was warned. Has North said where he met Hernandez for the first time?

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Author:	Mr. Belvidere [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:01 pm ]
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doug - evergreen park wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth that's pretty damn funny... hilarious. I cant believe you guys remember that. Cant believe I do.

Author:	Can of Corn [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:02 pm ]
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Mike North was friends with Hernandez at least since 1996. David Hernandez was arrested for wire fraud in 1998. Mike North can now cut the 'I knew nothing' b.s.

Author:	Harry Seaward [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:05 pm ]
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I really love that he called him a "groupie", and that he actually would call into the station. Nice job, Tom. I guess if North finds it good form to continue to run his mouth, why wouldn't Shaer jump in and throw ole Mikey under the bus? Hawaiian, my brother, where ya been!!!?? I guess, by North's "none of my listeners told me" excuse, caller Tom should have blown a call into North about all of this. Damn you caller Tom!

Author:	THE WIND SOCK [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:08 pm ]
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rogers park bryan wrote: He was gonna tell someone...but he had shredded wheat in his mouth OUTSTANDING RPB!! I've always thought Shaer was a douchebag for eating while on the air and I thought it was disrepectful to his listeners. I've never been a fan of his and that came to light when he made a total douche of himself as he became so self-absorbed when he was on OPRAH of all shows. Love to put him and Bernstein in a room together and see how long those 2 egos could stand each other.

Author:	didea [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:11 pm ]
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Seems sort of odd that Shear would out of nowhere come up and speak - really puts the screws to North. Almost if he had an axe to grind with mikey - and saw an opportunity to to drive the axe home.

Author:	Score is doomed [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:15 pm ]
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didea wrote: Seems sort of odd that Shear would out of nowhere come up and speak - really puts the screws to North. Almost if he had an axe to grind with mikey - and saw an opportunity to to drive the axe home. I'm sure there is more than one out there. This is just getting started.

Author:	Killer V [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:16 pm ]
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Seems like as good a time as any to resurrect this one:

Author:	My Coach Vinny [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:17 pm ]
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I'm going to tivo MITM tomorrow.

Author:	wealz09 [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:19 pm ]
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This story can't get stranger. Tom Shaer appears out of nowhere and provides the most damning piece of evidence against North yet. Tom Shaer for goodness sake. Unreal.

Author:	Pappy's Crappy [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:19 pm ]
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Well, well, well . . . a party at North's house in '96? This story changes hour-by-hour, doesn't it?

Author:	THE WIND SOCK [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:21 pm ]
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Killer V wrote: Seems like as good a time as any to resurrect this one: I've never laughed this hard on this board ever, on the last two posts I've seen .You have all the guys down at the grey bar hotel cracking up. Might have Mike and Dave down as guests here soon. GOOD STUFF !!