Broken Bond System


  1. Criminals jailed, bond finally collected

    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.

  2. Courts retool ineffective bond system

    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.

  3. Court promises action, will pursue bond

    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.

  4. Strapped county fails to pursue millions

    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.  

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  1. Ferguson still searching for attorney

    Ferguson still searching for attorney

    Bobby Ferguson is still without a lawyer for his upcoming bid-rigging trial, and, in court on Monday, he refused to testify about his assets.

  2. Man held in murder of GP Park Woman

    Man held in murder of GP Park Woman

    It was just after midnight last Thursday when the body of 35-year-old Sabrina Gianino was found by her boyfriend who dialed 911.  She had been strangled with an electrical cord.

  3. Wife uncovers assisted living troubles

    Wife uncovers assisted living troubles

    A local woman was married to the love of her life for 47 years. But for the last six years of her husband’s life, he had developed Alzheimer's.

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