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Bob Bashara's Bond Reduction Motion Denied
Circuit Court Judge Bruce Morrow denies a request for a reduction in Bob Bashara's $15 million cash-only bond.
Bob Bashara will remain in Wayne County Jail after Circuit Court Judge Bruce Morrow denied Bashara’s motion for a bond reduction Monday, according to a court document. (See Judge's official ruling in story images). Bashara’s attorney, Mark Kriger, requested his client’s bond be reduced from his current $15 million cash-only bond to $500,000 with a 10 percent provision, meaning Bashara would have paid $50,000 to be released until his case went to trial. Kriger also said his client was willing to put up an apartment building he owns in St. Clair Shores for collateral and other concessions like surrendering his passport and driver’s license. In his arguments Thursday, Kriger said that the current bond was unreasonable and only meant to keep …
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