Not too long ago, AboutBail wrote an article called 8 Ways for Bail Agents to Use Twitter for Business. Now we want to find out who has been most effectively using Twitter for the good … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Bail agents provide a valuable service to the community by making sure arrestees attend their court hearings and by alleviating jail overcrowding. In theory, this should give them the right to set up shop in areas … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Your bail agency just successfully bonded a person out of jail and you received payment for your services via credit card. You’re feeling great about everything – until you discover that the client has initiated a chargeback on the credit … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Twitter has become more than a marketing tool for businesses worldwide, and bail agents are also beginning to jump on board the social media train. Twitter allows you to network, learn, market your bail agency and … View full post on Collateral Magazine

MODESTO, CA – Women working in the bail bond businesses are using clever marketing and finding great success. For example, Bail Babes is one company run mostly by women. The bondsmen are professionals who say that being a woman makes it easier for them to catch felons because felons rarely … View full post on Collateral Magazine

ABC News

Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convicted The Associated Press So far, the Justice Department has refused to act on the ex-agents' complaints, citing Connolly's ongoing appeals of his Florida murder conviction. The ex-agents are pressing Holder to act, particularly with Connolly staring at an additional 40-year … Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convictedSan Luis Obispo Tribune all 94 news articles »

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convicted Atlanta Journal Constitution So far, the Justice Department has refused to act on the ex-agents' complaints, citing Connolly's ongoing appeals of his Florida murder conviction. The ex-agents are pressing Holder to act, particularly with Connolly staring at an additional 40-year … and more »

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SEATTLE, WA – After a number of scams unwittingly involving bondsmen, the website Technorati has noted that bondsmen need to take more steps to protect client information. In one recent scam in Washington, for example, criminals called bondsmen to get personal information about bail bond clients, pretending to be law … View full post on Collateral Magazine

DENVER, CO – Senate Bill 54 has been voted down. The bill would have allowed police to arrest anyone suspected of being an undocumented immigrant without having to secure a warrant first. Many law enforcement agencies opposed the bill, saying that the law would further erode cooperation between illegal immigrants … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Bail agents losing business to credit card kiosks and call centers worry they may be in competition with companies that don’t have to follow the same laws and rules they do. Jails in as many as 30 states have … View full post on Collateral Magazine