Maine Woman Admits Misrepresenting Value Of Home In Foreclosure & Using It As Collateral For Bail Bond

In Farmington, Maine, the Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel reports:

• A woman who signed a bail lien using property in foreclosure to post bail for a man charged with manslaughter in the death of a toddler pleaded guilty to forgery Monday. Jamie Badeau, 24, of Wilton, misrepresented the value of the real estate she used to bail out David Cook, 26, of Wilton. She used property in foreclosure to post $100,000 surety bail for a man charged with manslaughter in the death of a toddler. [...] On Jan. 5, 2009, Badeau signed a surety bond and bail lien for Cook at the Franklin County jail and swore to the bail commissioner that the property had a net value of $100,000.

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