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THIS STINKS

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

We as defense attorneys all know that the situation detailed in the comment bellow happens every day. Judges who were not in private practice and prosecutors may not be as aware of what goes on.This stinks. It happens every day and the police and the prosectors do not lift one finger to stop it.If we find and can verify the name of the bondsmanand the attorney who is kicking back fees to him, we will put their pictures on the front page every day until this gets resolved.You think Shelly Schwartz was mad? Anonymous said...Another bondsman kickback story:Tourist gets arrested for a minor third degree felony. Standard $5,000 bond. Bond runner somehow gets the telephone number for his mother out of state. Tells the mom that since her son resides out of state, he will sit in custody for at least a week and that he needs to be bonded out immediately, before he sees the bond hearing judge, who will likely increase the bond "as they do with all non-residents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).