http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/05/ ... y-paid-up/The above is a video link to the story. Don;t know how long it will be up.
BTW, it was I and the CBAA that got the word out to bail agents across the country contrary to the "guy" interviewd in the story.
Also here is a bit of interesting news from Colorado.
An alleged scam artist is now in jail after investigators say he stole thousands of dollars in an elaborate bail bonds scam.
The following news release was sent out by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office:
A 24-year-old California man is in custody following a two month multi-state bail bond scam investigation.
On March 26, 2011, a bond agent from Bobby Brown’s Bond Agency released personal information to a suspect on a co-signer of a bond that was posted through his agency. The suspect then contacted the co-signer and demanded an additional $1,400.00 for associated court costs on a previous warrant and new charges that were being filed. The suspect said if the co-signer didn’t post the additional bond funds he would have the person she bonded picked up and returned to jail. The co-signer paid the $1,400.00 and when she appeared in court on March 28, 2011, she learned she had been the victim of the scam.
The co-signer reported the scam to the Colorado Springs Police Department. During their investigation, CSPD detectives were told by Bobby Brown the suspect had to have access to a computer at the El Paso County jail to obtain the personal information on the co-signer. CSPD detectives contacted the Sheriff’s Office with this information and agreed to turn the case over to the Sheriff’s Office.
Bobby Brown publicized this event and specifically, that the information was released by a member of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, through KRDO News 13. However, the investigation revealed the co-signer information was actually released by an employee of Bobby Brown Bail Bonds.
Sheriff’s Office detectives began tracking the suspects phone usage, but the investigation was hindered by Bobby Brown and Tak Landrock, with KRDO News 13 attempting to conduct their own investigation. After several calls to the suspect from Tak Landrock, the suspect discarded the primary link for solving the crime. Despite this obstacle, detectives were able to verify the suspect was operating out of Sacramento, California. They also found four additional victims.
Detectives contacted the Placer County, California Sheriff’s Office for assistance. With information obtained during the joint investigation, the suspect was identified as 24 year old Michael Stephen Moynihan of Sacramento. Placer County detectives attempted to arrest Moynihan twice, but he escaped both times. After both arrest attempts, Placer County detectives recovered evidence connecting the suspect to over 600 bond scam incidents nationwide. Detectives began calling phone numbers across the country, and now believe there may be over 1,000 victims nationally.
On May 26, 2011, Placer County Detectives, with the assistance of the Sacramento Police Department Parolee Interdiction Team and Canine Unit, arrested Moynihan after a short foot pursuit in Sacramento. Moynihan was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on a no-bond parole hold. Charges will be filed by the United States Attorney’s Office in California next week.
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa is very happy with the outcome of the case. “I would like to commend the detectives from my Office, as well as Placer County and the Sacramento Police Department for the dedication and tenacity displayed on this case. They overcame numerous obstacles in their pursuit of this individual. This is one of the largest fraud cases I am aware of coming out of our agency. This is the type of crime that can actually operate for years without being discovered due to the victims being spread throughout the nation and the individual incidents nor rising the level to warrant federal resources.”
Sheriff Maketa added “It is disheartening that a bondsman with a longstanding relationship with this Office and the media would choose to impede as opposed to work with local law enforcement to bring criminals to justice. My hope is we can return to a relationship based on respect and cooperation.”
Does everyone know who Bobby Brown is associated with??????
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