Fourth Cir. Upholds Order Against Immigration Bond Company (1)

A federal appeals court rejected a bid by an immigration detention bond company to escape a judgment for allegedly scamming desperate families seeking to spring loved ones out of detention.

Nexus Services Inc. and several executives—Micheal Donovan, Richard Moore, and Evan Ajin—failed to prove that a federal district judge violated court procedures in applying penalties and entering a default judgment against the defendants, a unanimous three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday.

“The Default Judgment Ruling contains detailed and comprehensive findings documenting the defendants’ blatant misconduct in this litigation, which included defiance of ...