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What is a Bail Bondsman: A Bail Bondsman, or Bail Bonds Agent, is a person that guarantees payment of bail for a criminal to be released from a jail or prison. The Bail Bondsman guarantees the courts that the defendant will appear for trial and then puts up money or collateral property to have the defendant released until their trial date.

First, there was “jingle mail.” Now, it’s “buy and bail.” Nick Timiraos of the Wall Street Journal wrote yesterday: Next month, Michelle Augustine plans to walk away from her four-bedroom house in a Sacramento, Calif., subdivision and let the property fall into foreclosure.