Day: July 8, 2011

Of $35 Million Owed Dallas County, Expet $500,000
July 8, 2011 by Bill Zeeble
DALLAS, TX (KERA) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says the county can likely recover just half a million dollars of the $35 million in bond forfeiture money uncollected for decades. He said a lot of the lost millions date back to the late 1950s and  See full story

Dallas County promises to collect bad bond debt
July 8, 2011 by David Schechter
DALLAS – Dallas County officials say they will step up efforts to collect debt owed from bail bonds and other fees. County Judge Clay Jenkins made the announcement Friday,after it was reported that $35 million in forfeited bond money  See full story

Dallas County: only $500K is collectable from bail bonds forfeited over the years
July 8, 2011 by Kevin Krause
The amount of money Dallas County thinks it can collect from those who have posted bail bonds that were forfeited over the years keeps getting smaller and now sits at half a million dollars, officials said this morning. Yesterday, officials said only  See full story