United States v. James Harold Craft, Harold A. Craft and Valerie Craft, American Druggist Ins. Co.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant American Druggist Insurance Company (“American Druggist”), a surety, appeals a district court order entering judgment on a forfeited bond. One issue is presented: where a defendant, free on bond prior to trial, is notified of, but fails to appear at, a hearing on the government’s motion to modify the terms of the bond, is the defendant’s surety relieved from forfeiture because the surety was not given separate notice of the hearing? We hold that the surety is not relieved from forfeiture, and affirm the district court’s order.

FACTS

Appellant American…