What does a bail bondsman do?
It’s simple, says Long Island’s Tom Evangelista. “The best way to explain it is this: Imagine that you come to me for a loan to buy a car – only in this case you’re getting a loan to bail someone out of jail. In the case of the car, you’re going to pay interest. To bail somebody out, you’re going to pay a premium, and that’s where I make my money.” As FAMILY BONDS reveals, providing bail is sometimes just the beginning of the story. Because the bail bondsman is liable for the full amount of the bond if his client doesn’t show up for court on schedule, it can be necessary to become a bounty hunter and physically retrieve a fugitive. As the plain-spoken Evangelista puts it: “If you come to me, I’ll do everything I can for you. But if you f*ck up, if you make me come and get you, I’m going to come and get you. I would prefer to never chase a guy again, and just put on a suit every day, go to court, and do my paperwork, but that’s not the nature of the beast.” Tom Evangelista didn’t grow u
