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| Author: | tsuggs [ Thu 09 Jun 2011 12:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Extortion in Las Vegas? |
I received these emails over the last 2 days. I had not heard of this activity before. Now I wonder if this can spread if the word gets out. http://www.lvrj.com/news/warrant-collec ... 89378.html If someone would have told me this was happening I would not have believed it until I witnessed it for myself. I bailed Augustin Leonardo Gonzalez from the North Las Vegas Detention Center on a NLV Municipal case at 1200 Noon. He had a hold for the City of Las Vegas, and I was waiting for him to get transported so that I could also do that bail. At 6:00 PM the family gets a call in my office on their cell phone from a City of Las Vegas Marshall later identified as Officer Bowler P#422 telling the family that if they bring him $400 right now to the corner of Civic Center and Lake Mead at the Taco Bell that he will let the Def. Augustin Leonardo Gonzalez go. I'm in the office working and I over hear all this going on. I told the family member that I would go with them to the corner and meet with this officer. I show up to the corner of Civic Center and Lake Mead at the Taco Bell and I see a City of Las Vegas Marshall unit backed into a spot. I parked my vehicle and walk up to the police vehicle, I can see that the officer was on his cell phone. He rolls down his window while still on the phone and asks me "how can I help you?". I introduce myself to the officer and explain that I own Aztec Bail Bonds which bailed out Def. Augustin Leonardo Gonzalez from the North Las Vegas Detention Center. I can see that there was a prisoner in the back seat of the police vehicle and I also told the officer that the person in the back seat is my defendant and I have been waiting for him to be transported to Las Vegas City Jail so that I can proceed to bail him out. I asked the officer "did you just extort money from the family?". We're not in Mexico here we are in Las Vegas and did I hear correctly that you need a payment of $400 in order to release Def. Augustin Leonardo Gonzalez? The officer later identified to me at Officer Bowler P#422 said "Yes, that is correct, as of July 1, 2010 the Las Vegas City Marshall's office and Metro Police are accepting payments out in the field", we then give the people a new court date 30 days from today's date to have their matter resolved. I then witnessed the employer of the defendant pull out a credit card and hand it to Officer Bowler P#422 who then went into his police vehicle and proceeded to make a phone call. I waited and a few minutes later Officer Bowler P#422 came up to the employer and handed him a small blue card with a new court date of 09-16-10 and explained that Defendant Augustin Leonardo Gonzalez had until that date to have his cases resolved or he would be in warrant again. I explained to the family that I still believed that doing a bail out in the street by a law enforcement officer should be considered extortion in my eyes. They just told me that since Defendant Augustin Leonardo Gonzalez was going to be released right now, that's all they wanted. *** My opinion*** The officer conducted this bail under color of authority which is a crime. The officer was in violation of NRS 697.090 License required. A person in this state shall not act in the capacity of a bail agent, or perform any of the functions, duties, or powers prescribed for a bail agent, unless that person is qualified and licensed. The Commissioner may impose an administrative fine of not more that $1,000 for each act or violation The officer was in violation of NRS 697.340(2) The following persons may not be bail agents, bail enforcement agents or bail solicitors and shall not, directly or indirectly, receive any benefits from the execution of any bail: a. Jailers b. Police Officers c. Justices of the peace d. Municipal judges e. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables f. Any person having the power to arrest or having anything to do with the control of federal, state, county or municipal prisoners As a bail bond owner I was never notified by Las Vegas Municipal Court that this was going to be enacted as of July 1, 2010 Manny Ceballos Aztec Bail Bonds 235 N. EASTERN AVE, SUITE 104 Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-451-2245 Office 702-429-7333 Cell 702-450-3900 Fax |
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