Keep Bailing

It’s the story bail bondsmen around the world are talking about:  A Swiss Court has just granted international film director Roman Polanski, 76, bail yesterday. The court reversed it’s previous rejection of setting a bail, saying it is now confident the high bond — 4.5 million — plus continued electronic monitoring of Polanski’s chalet in the Swiss resort of Gstaad, will compel him to remain in the country under house arrest.

Meanwhile, Swiss officials still continue to gauge whether or not they should extradite the infamous director to the United States, which has demanded his return.  The Swiss Justice Ministry tempered the court’s decision by Read more »

The Roman Polanski roller-coaster keeps on moving. The famed director of “Chinatown” and “Rosemary’s Baby,” continues his battle to avoid U.S. extradition.  As of last weekend, Polanski’s French lawyers presented an even bigger cash bail offer for the release of the director.

With this new offer, Polanski and his attorney’s have requested the Swiss Court reverse the government decision which declines his bail all together. However, they continue to turn down his appeals, stating his flight risk is “still too high.”  Polanski still holds citizenship in both France and Poland.

The amount of the recent offer made to the Swiss Criminal Court Read more »

Famed writer  and director and Oscar winning filmmaker, Roman Polanski has come to the end of his run. Polanski, now 76, was taken into custody Saturday in Zurich, Switzerland by Swiss authorities. He’s facing extradiction, having pled guilty to drugging and raping a 13-year old Calfornia girl back in 1977.

Federal officials want to extradite him back to Los Angeles courts to stand before a judge. Seems Polanski was at actor Jack Nicholson’s Read more »