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Criminals jailed, bond finally collected
Detroit's police chief is hailing the results of a Channel 7 investigation that's put serious felons behind bars, and is poised to recover taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in overdue bond money.
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Courts retool ineffective bond system
This story is about money, and the millions of dollars our cash-strapped region didn’t pursue. But more important are the lives that have been affected by a system everyone agrees is broken.
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Court promises action, will pursue bond
The Action News Investigators are getting swift action from court officials. Now one court is going after one of the accused criminals we told you about Thursday.
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Strapped county fails to pursue millions
EXCLUSIVE: A gaping hole exposed in the region's justice system that's left millions of dollars in money owed to taxpayers uncollected, and let thousands of accused criminals skip out on their day in court with virtually no penalty.
BREAKING NEWS
Broken Bond System
More from The Investigators
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Commission votes to censure Ficano
Wayne County Commissioners have voted to censure Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano.
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Dreams of home ownership dashed
Imagine handing over your life’s savings to pay cash for a home – only to find out you don't own the home--and the tens of thousands of dollars you spent disappeared. Charles Brian Lovejoy’s clients say he has a track record of taking lots of their cash and vanishing.
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Are you paying a debt you don't owe?
A local debt collector has been hounding people to pay debts they say they don't owe. The problem is some people pay anyway, and that puts them on the hook for lots more.
