Bail Blotter: Working for Bondsmen or Being Punished for Whistleblowing?
- December 20, 2011
- by AboutBail Staff
- In the News
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Working for Bondsmen or Being Punished for Whistleblowing?
KERN COUNTY, CA -- Former Public Defender investigator David Brown has been accused of using a database system at his former workplace to look up information about defendants he was not assigned to investigate. Brown has also been accused of invoicing bondsmen for investigation services after running the database searches. However, Brown’s attorney, Gabriel Godinez said that the investigation into Brown’s workplace activities only came about after Brown reported unethical and possibly criminal workplace situations to his bosses. Godinez says that Brown’s dismissal and the investigation into his work was punishment for his whistleblowing.
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New Jail to Ease Overcrowding
TULARE COUNTY, CA -- Sheriff Bill Wittman has been authorized by the Tulare County Board of Supervisors to apply for a state grant worth $60 million in order to build a new jail. If approved, the new jail would have 200 beds and would help with current jail overcrowding problems. The problems have become especially troubling, say county officials, since an October decision which has allowed the state to send parolees and lower-risk inmates to county jail. Once the plan is completed, over the next four years, Wittman says that the county jail may have an addition 540 inmates and the only option is to build another facility or start releasing inmates.
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Bail Bonds Company Gives Back
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Greg Rynerson and Tonya Rynerson of Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds have said that they have had a successful year in their business and want to give back. Therefore, they will be sponsoring children in Uganda, providing education, food, and school uniforms for four children. The couple hope to expand their efforts to more children in later years through the Uganda Development Initiative (UDI). This is the second year Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds have donated to the cause.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Greg Rynerson and Tonya Rynerson of Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds have said that they have had a successful year in their business and want to give back. Therefore, they will be sponsoring children in Uganda, providing education, food, and school uniforms for four children. The couple hope to expand their efforts to more children in later years through the Uganda Development Initiative (UDI). This is the second year Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds have donated to the cause.
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Real Estate Used for Bail Bonds Not Worth Full Value
DALLAS, TX -- According to The Dallas Morning News, the real estate that bondsmen in the area use as collateral for bail bonds may not fully cover the value of the bail. According to The Texas Occupations Code, bondsmen can write bonds that are worth up to 10 times the real estate value used as collateral. If a felon does not show up in court and the property goes into foreclosure as a result, counties often collect far less than they are owed. In some cases, counties cannot even sell the property. said Assistant District Attorney David Hudson has suggested that rather than having appraisers working for bondsmen set the value for real estate, an authority that does not answer to bondsmen should set the values.
DALLAS, TX -- According to The Dallas Morning News, the real estate that bondsmen in the area use as collateral for bail bonds may not fully cover the value of the bail. According to The Texas Occupations Code, bondsmen can write bonds that are worth up to 10 times the real estate value used as collateral. If a felon does not show up in court and the property goes into foreclosure as a result, counties often collect far less than they are owed. In some cases, counties cannot even sell the property. said Assistant District Attorney David Hudson has suggested that rather than having appraisers working for bondsmen set the value for real estate, an authority that does not answer to bondsmen should set the values.
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