PBT Annual Convention

The Professional Bondsmen of Texas will be holding their Annual Convention at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.  The Annual Convention will take place October 22nd through October 24th. For more information, vist the PBT website.  Read More →

5 Free Tools to Run Your Bail Business

Running a business can be both stressful and expensive. Luckily, there are several free resources online that will help you run your business more effectively without putting a dent in your pocket book. Learn how these five free applications can help save you money. 1. Google Docs - Have you ever gone home for the night and needed a file that was on your computer at work? With Google Docs, that headache is eradicated. By storing all your data online, you can access your files in Google docs from any computer. Google Docs gives you the opportunity... Read more

CO Releases 10 Felons Early

Colorado, in an attempt to save $19 million in prison costs, has released their first 10 felons under the new early release plan. From the looks of things, the state may soon have to find another way to save $19 million. The first 10 prisonsers released, the cream of the crop from the eligible applicant pool, have been arrested on average 19.5 times a piece, including arrests for escape attempts and parole violation. 2,600 former inmates that are currently on parole will no longer be supervised to make room in the budget for the extensive supervision... Read more

NC Forced to Release Violent Offenders Early

After state courts decided that a decades-old law defined a life sentence as 80 years, dozens of violent offenders, including rapists and murderers, will be released from prison at the end of the month.  Many of the defendants to be released have repeatedly been denied parole. Inmate Bobby Bowden, convicted of two murders in the 1970s and originally sentenced to death, argued that a law enacted in 1974 determined a life sentence was 80 years. The court sided with Bowden and with good conduct credits, he and 19 other inmates are set to be released... Read more

Get Bailed Out of Jail, Steal Credit Card

A Wisconsin man found guilty of spitting in a police officer’s eye then head-butting a paramedic faces another charge - stealing the credit card of the woman who bailed him out of jail. John Thrasher allegedly stole the woman’s card before he took off for Alabama. The woman drove to Alabama to bring Thrasher back to Wisconsin. Thrasher allegedly confessed to the woman that he stole her credit card. Read the complete story here.  Read More →

$100 Million Bail Highest in History?

Raj Rajaratnam, a billionaire hedgefund manager, was slapped with a $100 million bail by U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton. Rajaratnam, accused of a $20 million inside trading scheme, had to also turn his passports over to the court and is limited in travel to a 110-mile radius of New York City. Rajaratnam’s bail is secured with $20 million in property and cash. Rajaratnam could be facing serious jail time if found guilty of even one of the eleven charges brought against him. Read the complete story here.  Read More →

California Bail Bond Agents File Suit Against Orange County Sheriff

Appointed Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is at the center of a federal lawsuit alleging “capping” in Orange County prisons, a practice where inmates refer (often through threats of violence) business from other inmates to certain bail agents who then give the original inmate a portion of the bail amount. The suit also includes former sheriff Michael Carona and ex-assistant sheriff George Jaramillo, as the scheme was alleged to begin under Carona’s time as sheriff as well. The lawsuit asks for $100 million in past and future... Read more

Mandatory Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders?

It could happen if you live in France.  While France and several other European countries have chemical castration for sex offenders who agree to take the drugs to lower their sexual drives, France is considering mandatory chemical castration for pedophiles. Poland currently enforces this mandatory punishment for certain offenders. Read the complete story here.  Read More →

Prisoner Walks Out of Custody After Guard Gives Directions

A New York prisoner dressed in a suit and tie simply walked out an open door into a courtroom on September 30. When the guard mistook him for an attorney, the inmate did not correct him, asking instead how to find the exit. With a few directions, Ronald Tackman walked out the front door to his freedom.  Tackman is known to be a master of disguises. After bluffing his way to freedom, he stopped by his mother’s house (who assumed he was released from prison) to change clothes. Read the full article here.  Read More →

Letterman Extortion Suspect has Bail Set

Robert Halderman, the man accused of attempting to extort late-night television personality David Letterman out of millions of dollars, had his bail set Friday, October 2 at $200,000 by Judge Michael Melkonian. Letterman’s attorney had initially asked for $500,ooo bail because of the threats Halderman allegedly poses to Letterman, while Halderman’s attorney initially asked for $100,000 bail due to his good community reputation and low flight risk. Read the complete story here.  Read More →

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