bamawriter
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$6500 and $6000 is what they had to pay the bondsman, right?
No. If the judge ordered a bond of $6500, then the perp paid the bondsman $650.
The way bond works is you put up the money to remain out of jail while awaiting trial. When you show up to court, your bond is ultimately repaid to you.
But, if you don't have the money to put up, you can pay a bondsman 10% or so, and he'll put up the entire bond for you. When you show up to court, the bondsman gets his money back, but you don't get your 10%. So the bondsman essentially makes 10% interest for each bond he posts.