2 Arraigned In Bail Bond Probe
by Staff | December 5, 2007 2:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
The feds arrested two more people Wednesday in their ongoing bail bondsman bribery scandal.
The two women, one a judicial marshal, the other a court clerk, were arraigned before Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in U.S. District Court in New Haven, the released on $25,000 bonds. They didn’t enter a plea.
These are the latest arrests in a case that has already destroyed the careers of the city’s most prominent bail bond family, the Jacobses; as well as former top city narcotics cop, Billy White. Click here, here, and here for previous stories.
Top federal corruption-buster Nora Dannehy (pictured above leaving court Wednesday) is prosecuting the case. The indictment was under seal Wednesday;
Following is the text of a release from the U.S. Attorney’s office about Wednesday’s arrests: more details may be revealed at a probably cause hearing set for Dec. 21.
INVESTIGATION INTO BAIL BOND INDUSTRY RESULTS IN TWO MORE ARRESTS
Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JILL D’ANTONA, 36, of Seymour, and CYNTHIA NIXON, also known as Cynthia Hayward-McClendon, 50, of New Haven, were arrested today on federal gratuity/bribery charges. The arrests stem from an ongoing federal corruption probe into the Connecticut bail bond industry. D’ANTONA is employed as a State of Connecticut judicial marshal working at the Courthouse at 121 Elm Street in New Haven. NIXON is also employed at the Elm Street Courthouse as a clerk at the State of Connecticut Public Defender’s Office.
D’ANTONA and NIXON appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in New Haven and were released on $25,000 non-surety bonds. The Court scheduled a probable cause for December 21, 2007.
D’ANTONA and NIXON are charged with theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. The charge carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. Attorney O’Connor stressed that a Complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Each defendant is entitled to have this matter presented to a grand jury and, in the event an indictment is returned, she is entitled to a trial at which it will be the Government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Posted by: ned | December 6, 2007 8:25 AM
"a case that has already destroyed the careers of the city's most prominent bail bond family, the Jacobses" Editing please! The "case" did not destroy the Jacobses' careers, the Jacobses' alleged criminal actions destroyed their careers and their reputations - at least among people who are not alleged thieves and liars (exclude the entire political class at this point).
Posted by: FORMER BAIL BONDSMAN | December 6, 2007 8:58 AM
THEY BETTER BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THIS STUFF GOES REALLY DEEP AND NOT JUST IN NEW HAVEN. HARTFORD WOULD BE A SMALL DEPARTMENT IF THEY REALL Y LOOKED
Posted by: fred | December 6, 2007 9:50 PM
all those dam bail bonds people are corrupt. from bridgeport to new haven and farther out. it doesn`t matter. lock them up too. build more prisons. .....soft judges make hardened criminals!
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