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Fugitives owe the city $1 billion

The decades-long failure to collect forfeited bail incites dodgers and "makes a mockery of the bail system."

Many of the criminals prosecuted by District Attorney Lynn Abraham skip out on their bail, costing the city almost $1 billion (File Photo).
Many of the criminals prosecuted by District Attorney Lynn Abraham skip out on their bail, costing the city almost $1 billion (File Photo).Read more
    by Nancy Phillips and Craig R. McCoy, Inquirer Staff Writers
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