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bail

[bayl] / beɪl /


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Flores is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan for a bail hearing on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

None have been charged with a crime and all have been released on bail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Judge Peter Hampton, who did not oversee the bail condition applications at earlier hearings, but sentenced all three brothers in June, described Amar Ilyas as having "taken the coward's route and fled".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

That same day, she posted $50,000 bail and was released, Rosas told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It took two hours to get Christopher out on bail.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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