The Name Is Bond, Bail Bond: Agent Of Liberty, Bail Bonds Provide An Important Part Of The Judicial System
Requiring bail bonds Morris County resident James Nigel Heathenport made several phone calls. Since his company dealt with bail bonds New Jersey resident Richard Torndirk picked up the phone. Nigel was a honest man caught in a crooked deal. He signed the contract for a loan to a company his boss wanted to do business with. The boss was supposed to sign the papers but was out that day with food poisoning and asked Nigel to step in and handle the formality. It fell within his ability and so he agreed, not knowing that the company was a sham and the boss was washing money. Nigel discovered later that his name was all over the internal paper work forming the company. All the emails and paper work was forged, but the investigators went with the evidence figuring the lawyers would unravel the truth.
After he was arrested Nigel contacted a lawyer and explained his case. The lawyer figured out two things that Nigel was an innocent man being set up as a fall guy, and that the set up was professionally done. The lawyer suggested Nigel consider a plea bargain for a light sentence but Nigel refused. Nigel phoned the bail bond company and, arranged for bail. The judge had set a high bail despite it being Nigel’s first offense and that Nigel was a low flight risk. The judge and Nigel’s boss both members of the same country club.
Nigel gathered his assets and was able to gather the money for the bond. Richard, liking and trusting him, offered the best possible terms. Out on bail, Nigel began looking for a new and better lawyer. found a pit bull of a lawyer that grew up believing in social justice. This attorney hated how the powerful often got away with their crimes while some poor schmuck took the fall. Nigel was unsophisticated in evil ways but he was not without tremendous skills. One of his talents was an ability to unravel complicated accounting records. Nigel was primarily a researcher and that made him a dangerous fall guy. It was one of the few mistakes the boss made.
Nigel was able to track down all the complicated details. He uncovered a net work of people that would make millions on the deal while the company and shareholders took a bath. Nigel found out that the trial judge stood to make millions if he could keep the focus on Nigel and make him the lone perpetrator.
If Nigel had been forced to stay in Jail, if he had been unable to make bail, it is unlikely that he would have had the time to all the evidence he needed. because he was free Nigel was able to review all the discovery and research, following key suspects and talking with the right informants. Nigel was able to uncover a major embezzling ring because he was out on bail.