To my dismay I was victimized by an Internet scheme. My credit union cleared a slew of Internet charges against my checking account, charging me several hundred dollars in fees. The single check they did not clear was a grocery check to a local Safeway. I contacted Safeway almost immediately, offering partial restitution (all I could afford to pay out of my Social Security monthly beneifts.)
Safeway, however returned my $40 money order and my letter, demanding payment n full. Safeway did not hear from me for weeks; they turned my name over to the Denver District Attorney Bad Check Restitution Program, which contacted me almost immediately.
The restitution program threatened to bring criminal charges and continually threatened jail time. They wanted $375, to settle a $185 debt, and enrolled me in a 'Financial Accountability" class, which they require. I made an initial payment of $125, even though they said I could send my bank statements for examination. I missed the class, and a few days later got two items in the mail: 1) a threatening letter from the restitution program; 2) a postcard regardng the bankruptcies of SGH Corp., ACCS Corp. And American Corrective Counseling Services. The postcard said I could file a claim against the bankruptcies, if I had made payment to a check restitution program.
After a bit of research I found the Opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District (Northern California) in a case filed by a woman named Del Campo. Published on February 6, it stated clearly that there is no power of either a district attorney or an independent contractor, such as any of the three bankrupt entities listed here, to act as an arm of state and to enjoy soverign immunity (such as a government would have, to protect it from a lawsuit or prosecution.)
Bottom line district attorneys all over the nation are contracting with entities like ACCS Corp. (and its agent, Administar Services Group), to collect exorbitant fees from people who may or may not be guilty of check fraud. There is not obligation on the part of the district attorney or attorney general to verify whether or not an actual crime has been committed.
Americans are paying through the nose out of guilt and humiliation. They are paying outrageous amounts of money to people who are defrauding them, with the nod from their district attorneys, whose offices exist to protect them. District attorneys know when cases arise and are prosecuted, which affect them and their agents. The Denver District Attorney, Mitch Morrissey, has to have know what was being done by these hyenas. They used the seal of his office on their correspondence (probably fraudulently) and said on the letterhead, "Approved by Mitch Morrisey..."
I have contacted the Colorado Attorney General, but have received no reply. I reported the incident to AARP Elderwatch, but they were unconcerned, and referred me to my Attorney General's office. I have written a Cease and Desist Notice to the Denver District Attorney Bad Check Restitution Program, copying Mr. Morrissey.
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