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  • September 2008

    • Bail Set at $50M for 'Rockefeller'

      Associated Press  |  Sep 29, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Bail Set at $50M for 'Rockefeller'

      (AP) - The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller—a German citizen whose twisted life of multiple aliases unraveled after he was charged with kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter—was awarded bail today at a sum befitting a true Rockefeller. A Massachusetts judge set bail at $50 million for the man authorities say is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who has been living under fake identities since coming to the US in 1978. More »

    • Caylee's Mom Makes Bail Again

      CNN  |  Sep 5, 08 3:19 AM CDT

      Caylee's Mom Makes Bail Again

      (Newser) - The Florida mother suspected in the disappearance of 3-year-old Caylee Anthony will be released from jail a second time today. An Orlando bondsman, working on behalf of someone he refused to name, posted mom Casey Anthony's $500,000 bail on forgery charges, reports ABC. Anthony hasn't been charged in the toddler's suspected death, even though investigators found evidence of chloroform, body decomposition and a hair linked to Caylee in her mom's car. More »

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      missing child  • Casey Anthony  • Caylee Anthony  • bail

    • Casey Anthony Rejects Deal

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Sep 2, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      Casey Anthony Rejects Deal

      (Newser) - Jailed Florida mom Casey Anthony today refused a deal that would have given her limited immunity in dealing with investigators probing the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter Caylee, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The agreement would have protected her from having statements she made directly to investigators used against her, but any other evidence gathered from those statements would be fair game. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • Casey Anthony  • Caylee Anthony  • bail  • plea bargain

  • August 2008

    • Hair From Mom's Trunk Matches Missing Caylee

      Fox News  |  Aug 29, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      Hair From Mom's Trunk Matches Missing Caylee

      (Newser) - The hair found in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car likely came from missing daughter Caylee, Fox News reports. Florida law-enforcement sources say DNA tests on hair and an unidentified stain in Anthony’s car match those samples to 3-year-old Caylee and suggest she is dead. But the results are not yet public, and other sources said the hair could have come from Casey. More »

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      murder  • Florida  • kidnapping  • Casey Anthony  • Caylee Anthony  • bail  • toddler  • bounty hunter

    • Caylee's Mom Out on Bail

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 21, 08 6:56 AM CDT

      Caylee's Mom Out on Bail

      (Newser) - The mother of missing tot Caylee Anthony was released from a Florida jail today—with the fate of the 3-year-old still a mystery, reports the Orlando Sentinel . Bondsmen working for a couple of California bounty hunters posted $500,000 bail for 22-year-old Casey Anthony last night; the bounty hunters believe she will be more forthcoming with investigators when she is free.   More »

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      missing child  • Casey Anthony  • Caylee Anthony  • bail  • bounty hunter

  • July 2008

    • Israel to Proceed Directly to Jail

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 3, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      Israel to Proceed Directly to Jail

      (Newser) - A federal judge in New York ordered white-collar fugitive Samuel Israel to start serving his 20-year fraud sentence immediately, the Wall Street Journal reports, and ruled that his $500,000 bail be forfeited. "My hope is it will be applied to the resources taxpayers incurred to find Mr. Israel," the judge said. The former hedge-fund manager could face an extra 10 years for fleeing. More »

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      New York City  • fraud  • prison  • fugitive  • bail  • Samuel Israel  • white collar crime  • federal judges

  • April 2008

    • YouTube Beating Bruises Dr. Phil

      New York Daily News  |  Apr 14, 08 1:16 PM CDT

      YouTube Beating Bruises Dr. Phil

      (Newser) - TV shrink Phil McGraw is in the hot seat again after a staffer bailed out the suspected ringleader of a teen YouTube beating in exchange for an exclusive interview, the New York Daily News reports. America’s favorite unlicensed daytime doc, who dispatched a producing team to Florida last week to cobble together interviews, has since canceled his teen-attack special. More »

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      television  • YouTube  • Britney Spears  • teenagers  • bail  • Dr Phil  • taped beating

  • February 2008

    • Deputy Charged for Dumping Quadriplegic

      MSNBC  |  Feb 16, 08 6:12 PM CST

      Deputy Charged for Dumping Quadriplegic

      (Newser) - A Florida sheriff’s deputy turned herself in today after dumping a quadriplegic from his wheelchair during a jailhouse booking last month, MSNBC reports. Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones was promptly released on $3,500 bail and will face a charge of felony abuse of a disabled person. She was already a known suspect: A videotape of her toppling Brian Sterner, 32, from his wheelchair had made headlines and received thousands of hits online. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • abuse  • felony  • bail  • Tampa

  • January 2008

    • World Frowns on American For-Profit Bail System

      New York Times  |  Jan 29, 08 2:28 PM CST

      World Frowns on American For-Profit Bail System

      (Newser) - For the rest of the world, America’s bail bonds industry is a horrifying concept. Bail bondsmen are a private, commercial wing of the US justice system, putting up defendants’ bail in exchange for a non-refundable fee, the New York Times explains. To critics, the system is unfair and corrupt, forcing even innocent people to pay up. But it’s also extremely effective. More »

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      court  • bail  • justice system  • bounty hunter  • defendants  • Dog the Bounty Hunter

    • Judge Revokes OJ's Bail

      Las Vegas Now  |  Jan 11, 08 3:44 PM CST

      Judge Revokes OJ's Bail

      (Newser) - A judge has ordered OJ Simpson to return to Las Vegas immediately after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by contacting a co-defendant, Las Vegas Now reports. Simpson was taken into custody in Florida today and is due back in Nevada tonight. He's due to stand trial in April on charges he and several friends robbed two memorabilia dealers at gunpoint. More »

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      crime  • OJ Simpson  • Nevada  • bail

  • September 2007

    • OJ Pays Bail and Walks Out

      CNN  |  Sep 19, 07 6:53 PM CDT

      OJ Pays Bail and Walks Out

      (Newser) - OJ left a Vegas detention center today after paying his $125,000 bail and hearing a list of charges against him and his alleged cohorts. His lawyer said that OJ will plead not guilty to all charges, including robbery and kidnapping with a weapon. Simpson, 60, gave up his passport but can return home to Miami or travel throughout the US, CNN reports. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • memorabilia  • robbery  • bail  • heist  • Thomas Riccio  • Charles Cashmore

    • Bail for Simpson Set at $125K

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 19, 07 12:44 PM CDT

      Bail for Simpson Set at $125K

      (Newser) - A Las Vegas judge set bail at $125,000 for OJ Simpson today on 11 counts issuing from his hotel altercation with sports collectors. The former football star entered no plea at today's hearing and was ordered to surrender his passport, the Los Angeles Times reports. His lawyer said Simpson will return to his Florida home as soon as possible. More »

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      kidnapping  • OJ Simpson  • memorabilia  • robbery  • felony  • bail  • sports collectibles  • misdemeanor

    • Dem Moneyman May Be on the Lam Again

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 5, 07 4:27 PM CDT

      Dem Moneyman May Be on the Lam Again

      (Newser) - A top Democratic fundraiser is in more trouble after failing to appear in a California court today for a bail hearing, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A judge revoked Norman Hsu's $2 million bail and issued a new warrant for his arrest. “It could be a mistake, somehow, on his part," his lawyer said. "It could be something else.” More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • fundraiser  • Norman Hsu  • passport  • bail  • donor

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