Santa Barbara Bail Agent Charged with Felony Grand Theft for Allegedly Stealing $25,000 from Clients. Reportedly Took His Clients’ Cash but Failed to Post Their Bonds
The previously licensed bail agent and insurance producer, REDACTED, 29, was arraigned in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Friday, December 30, according to the California Department of Insurance.
REDACTED allegedly stole a total of $25,000 from three bail clients, the Insurance Department said in a press release on Friday. The department said they received multiple complaints from REDACTED’s bail clients, in which they alleged REDACTED took cash from them but failed to post a bond.
REDACTED reportedly had been illegally operating in Santa Barbara under an unregistered business name, Wolf Bail Bonds. While using the unregistered business name in May and June of last year, he met with the families of two criminal defendants who were seeking bail. According to the Insurance Department, during these meetings, REDACTED secured the combined total of $25,000 in cash for bail deposits.