How 2 deputies helped unravel a huge scheme that cheated poor people out of bail-bond money

Syracuse, N.Y. — On a night shift in January 2024, two deputies were sifting through thousands of bail bond records at the Onondaga County Justice Center jail.

The deputies, Sgt. Ashley Keeney and Deputy David Mazzoni, were asked to review the records after prosecutors received a tip that a series of fraudulent bail bonds had been used to get people out of jail.

The work was tedious and time-consuming because all the records were on paper…

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