Thursday, December 20, 2012

Extortion by any other name is still Extortion!

Investigator: Modesto bail business extracted funds instead of taking tardy ...
Modesto Bee
An FBI agent testified Tuesday that a Modesto bail bonds business owner told him he provided credit to 90 percent of his clients, but his policy was to never surrender anyone to jail when they failed to make payments. Instead, employees from AJ's Bail ...

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Bondsmen jailed for kidnapping

Group of bail bondsmen jailed after kidnap accusation
WFTV Orlando
Investigators said a trio of bail bondsmen trying to track a man down ended up in jail. According to investigators, the group kidnapped the suspect's pregnant girlfriend, hoping she would give him up. Joseph and Leann Ottuso and Soom Amphavanna were ...