Fort Myers Bondsman Accused of Extortion, Theft

A Fort Myers bail bond agent and another man allegedly acting as an agent without a license are accused of stealing from a woman and not returning a mortgage she used as collateral.

Onil Martinez, 39, who runs 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, was booked into the Lee County Jail on Thursday and released the next day after posting $11,000 bail. He is charged with one count each of extortion, grand theft and criminal mischief and two counts of allowing an unlicensed bond agent to act as a bond agent. The maximum penalty for all charges is 35 years.

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Florida Bail Bondsmen Arrested on Multiple Felony Charges

TALLAHASSEE — Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced the arrests of Fort Myers bail bond agent and business owner Onil Martinez and unlicensed bail bond agent Wilfredo Gonzalez, who allegedly committed multiple crimes including stealing $90,000 in bond collateral.

Onil Martinez, owner of "A 2nd Chance Bail Bond Agency," has been charged with Extortion, Felony Criminal Mischief, Employing an Unlicensed Bail Bond Agent, Grand Theft, and Employing a Convicted Felon; if convicted, he faces up to 35 years in prison and permanent revocation of his license. Wilfredo Gonzalez has been charged with working as an Unlicensed Bail Bond Agent, Felony Criminal Mischief, and Grand Theft; if convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison. Martinez and Gonzalez were arrested late last week following an investigation by both CFO Sink's Division of Insurance Fraud and Division of Agent and Agency Services. Both were booked in the Lee County Sheriff's Office and are currently out on bail.

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