Scott Fitzgerald: “Charitable bail funds generally flew under the radar until…”

“This is especially true if the money does not have to be paid back. But while crowdsourcing funds is generally illegal, the use of charitable bail funds remains legal in most states. Charitable bail funds generally flew under the radar until 2020, when [the] George Floyd riots caused revenues to balloon thanks to solicitations from celebrities and some politicians. What used to be kind of a small community based organization that helped post bail for nonviolent misdemeanors has grown into a multimillion dollar industry.” (01:04–01:19)

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