Hernandez, who co-founded the now-defunct ChicagoSportsWebio.com, with popular broadcaster Mike North, showed up in court after he was released from the hospital following an alleged drug-induced suicide attempt.

Hernandez 48, was reported missing June 15, just before federal charges were announced. He’s also accused in a civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of bilking more than 100 investors out of nearly $12 million.

Hernandez will be transferred to Chicago’s northern district where a future court date will be set, a U.S. attorney’s spokeswoman said.

Webio, an Internet-based sports-talk radio station, employed other radio veterans, including program director Jesse Rogers, Jonathan Hood and Chet Coppock.

Hernandez is accused of running a Ponzi scheme that illicitly siphoned millions from investors to pay himself, his family and start-up costs for the sports-talk Web site.