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Bail bond queen serves a controversial US industry

By Agence France-Presse in Hempstead, New York | China Daily | Updated: 2015-12-28 08:22

Michelle Esquenazi tosses her mane of flaming red curls, kicks her feet clad in 5-inch stilettos onto her desk and hollers for her assistant.

Meet the Bail Bond Queen, a New York mother of four with a "Master's degree from the streets of Brooklyn" who worked her way up from being a paralegal student on welfare to company CEO.

She's the woman who can get you out of jail and calm your tearful mother - for a price - and she's the one who is going to put you back behind bars if you do a runner.

Bail bond queen serves a controversial US industry

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