. © Kirill_M – Fotolia.com I hadn’t heard of Kim Dotcom or his company, Megaupload, until a few weeks ago, but he’s been all over online news sources lately, and I have to say this is becoming a celebrity bail … Continue reading
© kentoh – Fotolia.com Anthony Chiasson, 38 year-old co-founder of Level Global Investors, recently turned himself in to the FBI. Why? Because they attempted to arrest him at his home after an insider trading investigation revealed he had made huge … Continue reading
Bounty hunter and former bail bondsman, Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, and his family recently participated in a photo shoot to support the NOH8 campaign promoting marriage equity, and gender and human equality. I have to admit I made … Continue reading
Often a court granting bail will impose non-monetary conditions and restrictions on the freedom of the accused to ensure he or she will not commit any more crimes. These include checking in with the police, turning over passports, electronic monitoring, … Continue reading
I have to admit I’m getting a little disheartened about the bail bonds industry. Before I started writing about it I had been exposed to plenty of information about its dark underbelly, but I was aware of that, and knew … Continue reading
Most movies involving bounty hunters and people involved with the bail bonds industry generally fall into the action flick genre, and the one I actually saw was fantastic – I’m thinking about Old Country for Old Men… (in which Woody … Continue reading
Slim Dunkin was an Atlanta rapper, who was killed at a recording studio a few weeks ago, on December 16th, apparently over a piece of stolen candy. The story is that Slim grabbed a piece of candy from another man … Continue reading
I just did a google search on bail bonds, and discovered that Google now shows news archive results. The second result in the news archives was from the Deseret News, July 13, 1951, and it provided an interesting glimpse into … Continue reading
At least they do if they’re Randy and Evi Quaid, trying to flee the clutches of the “Hollywood Star Whackers” they claim may have killed Heath Ledger and David Carradine. Glad I don’t live in their world. Randy and Evi … Continue reading
The highest bail amount set in the U.S. was $100 million for the bail of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam. The bond was secured by $20 million in property and cash. Rajaratnam was arrested in October 2009 on insider trading … Continue reading