NEWS
July 14, 2010
Baltimore was known for things quirky and criminal long before Mark J. Adams opened what he claims is the world's only hot-pink bail bond office. And so the city's reputation should survive once the rain lets up and the "shocking pink" former florist shop that Adams moved into a month ago can be repainted. "We're going to paint it a stately green," Adams said. Fair Deal bail bonds sits at 2150 Boston, in a mostly residential neighborhood between Canton and Fells Point.
NEWS
March 27, 2010
Baltimore bail bondsman Milton Tillman III, 32, pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to charges he defrauded the Treasury Department, lied on tax returns and permitted a prohibited person, his father, to participate in the insurance business through a type of bond guarantee. His father, Milton Tillman Jr., who was indicted alongside his son in February, was scheduled to be arraigned this week, but his attorney Billy Murphy was held up in New Orleans. Tillman Jr.'s arraignment on charges he defrauded Ports of America Baltimore Inc., by allegedly saying he worked more than he did, as well as the Treasury Department, by claiming he made less than he did, has been rescheduled to April 2. Tillman Jr. also faces charges of filing false tax returns, wire fraud and illegally engaging in the insurance business through 4 Aces Bail Bonds.
NEWS
By Tricia Bishop | tricia.bishopt@baltsun.com and Baltimore Sun reporter | March 26, 2010
Baltimore bail bondsman Milton Tillman III, 32, pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to charges he defrauded the Treasury Department, lied on tax returns and permitted a prohibited person, his father, to participate in the insurance business through a type of bond guarantee. His father, Milton Tillman Jr., who was indicted alongside his son in February, was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday as well, but his attorney Billy Murphy was held up in New Orleans. Tillman Jr.'s arraignment on charges he defrauded Ports of America Baltimore Inc., by allegedly saying he worked more than he did, as well as the Treasury Department, by claiming he made less than he did has been rescheduled to April 2. Tillman Jr. also faces charges of filing false tax returns, wire fraud, and illegally engaging in the insurance business through 4 Aces Bail Bonds.
NEWS
By Tricia Bishop | tricia.bishop@baltsun.com | March 18, 2010
Baltimore's leading bail bondsman and his son were arrested Wednesday on federal charges of filing false tax returns and illegally running an insurance business, among other counts. Milton Tillman Jr., 54, and his son, Milton Tillman III, 35, who run 4 Aces Bail Bonds Inc. and other companies, were each released pending trial during an initial appearance in Baltimore U.S. District Court on Wednesday afternoon. Neither man had been able to review the 28-count indictment before being brought to court.
NEWS
By Brent Jones and Brent Jones,brent.jones@baltsun.com | August 23, 2009
The first day of school is a little more than a week away for 11-year-old Molik Hylton, and he readily admits he has no desire to reopen the books. He will, however, be prepared to do so with a new notebook, a fresh haircut and one final day of fun, courtesy of a block party Saturday in his Northwest Baltimore neighborhood. "I don't want to go," said Molik, who will be a fifth-grader at Arlington Elementary/Middle School. "But this helps a little bit." The eight-hour party in the 4000 block of W. Belvedere Ave. was sponsored by eight local businesses that provided food, haircuts and school supplies to about 100 kids in attendance.
NEWS
By Melissa Harris and Melissa Harris,Sun reporter | August 20, 2008
Federal agents this week raided the offices of Milton Tillman Jr., a leading Baltimore bail bondsman who has been a repeated target of federal and state law enforcement and was convicted years ago of tax evasion and bribery. A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein would confirm only that the federal agents raided 2332 E. Monument St., the headquarters of Tillman's 4 Aces bond company; 1101 North Point Blvd. and 1003 Greenmount Ave., both business addresses; and 3818 Kimble Road, which is in the same block where Tillman's son was wounded in a drug-related shooting.