Members of the class will receive as much as 75 percent of the fees returned to them, though the payout may be lower depending on how many people claim refunds from the suit.

A fine that allows a company to profit off shitty business practices is not a deterrent, it’s just the cost of doing business. If people were receiving twice what they were charged in fees, then there might be actual change.

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Lmao his comb over hair must be like a foot long. I would pay good money to see him caught in a heavy downpour.

You can try out https://lemmy.world/post/3763180

That’s where I grabbed my screenshot from and looks like it’s still there, but a few down from the top now.

Good to know, thanks!

Yeah normally you get the full amount of bail back from the court. The 10% fee is what a bondsman charges as interest / risk of your fleeing.

To expand on why this isn’t a good look - bail bondsmen typically charge a non-refundable 10% of bail. So if you’re a former mayor who shit in your own legacy by trying to overthrow the government and your bail is set at $150,000 that means you’re paying a bail bondsman $15,000 that you won’t get back ever. That $15,000 is a fee that they apply in case they need to hire a bounty hunter to drag your delinquent ass to court.

A person usually tries pretty hard to raise bail without paying a bondsman because they don’t want to lose that 10%. So this is basically the equivalent of Giuliani going to a Payday Loans lender to get an advance on his paycheck at a predatory rate.