Same as released to a bail bondsman. Instead of getting a bondsman her folks were able to spot the money.
Ok, I get it now. Thanks.
Actually saves her a lot of money, since her parents have pledged the $100,000 to assure her appearance. They keep the $$ if she appears and she doesn’t have to pay a 10% bondsman’s fee. Trouble with the arrangement is her parents aren’t likely to run her down the way a bondsman would if she skipped on a real bail. The really important thing about a genuine bail is the bondsman will run down and capture somebody who skips; her parents won’t. Bad deal for the DOJ, especially if her parents can afford to forfeit the $100,000.