Celebrity Loses $1 Million Bail

American actor RANDY QUAID and his wife EVI QUAID have forfeited $1 million in bail bonds after failing to show up for their latest court date, less than a month after they missed their previous hearing, reports the New York Post.

The couple, who were scheduled to appear in court on charges of felony burglary, failed to attend the hearing in Santa Barbara California yesterday (16th November 2010). They were previously scheduled to appear in court on October 18th 2010 on the same charges, and after failing to attend, the judge issued a warrant for their arrest. The Quaids have been the subject of much media attention in recent months due to their strange behaviour. After initially being arrested for 'squatting' in a home that did not belong to them, the couple claimed they were the next intended victims on a 'Hollywood death list', which, they say, had already caused the deaths of HEATH LEDGER, CHRIS PENN, and DAVID CARRADINE.

The couple's lawyer, BOB SANGER, told the judge yesterday that the Quaids had not appeared because Randy's passport had been confiscated by Canadian authorities after he attempted to claim asylum there. Warrants for the couple's arrest are still in effect, and Judge DONNA GECK said that the $500,000 bail bonds placed on both individuals had now been forfeited

Three Arrested For Posting Fake Bail Bonds

This one comes to us from India. While we try to focus on bail bnds issues in the United States, thi is just to interesting to pass up. Imagine what would hapen to a bail bonsman in the who got caught for trying to post fake bail bonds.  

LUDHIANA: Three people have been booked on the directions of a judicial magistrate first class for having submitted fake bail bonds in a case in the court of Judicial Magistrate first class, Deepti Gupta.


The accused were identified as Sandeep Singh of Sunder Nagar, Ludhiana, Malkit Singh of Basti Bajigar, Misal Nagar, Doraha and Lal Chand of Doraha. They were booked under sections 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 199 (for false statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence), 200 (for making a declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality) and 120-B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.


The complainant stated that the accused had furnished false bail bonds. The accused had earlier too furnished such bonds. "We have arrested all the accused in the case," said investigation officer Jaspal Singh.


Sources said there was a need to check this illegality that was being highlighted almost everyday and strict action taken to root out the problems completely. In petty offences like cheque-bounce cases, personal bonds should be accepted and if the accused fails to appear in court, an action for declaring him a proclaimed offender should be initiated straight away. This would help to curb illegal acts like those of the furnishing of fake bail bonds and the harassment of people for acquiring the same, said advocate Deepjot Singh.

For more please go to: India Times