Ex-Wife’s Property, Utah Ranch: How Wealthy Secure High Bails
- Pair of nine-figure bails shows how wealthy stay out of prison
- Pretrial releases show justice system disparity, experts say
Tom Barrack
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In less than a week, Trump ally Tom Barrack was freed for $250 million and Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton was released for $100 million -- two of the highest U.S. bail amounts in recent years.
The bail amounts highlight a little understood part of the criminal justice system, where deals are often made behind closed doors, and what critics say is a system that traps the poor.