Hundreds of district attorneys across the country routinely sell their letterhead to debt-collection agencies to use in correspondence with debtors who bounce checks. According to The New York Times, the collection agencies mail letters threatening to prosecute the debtors if they do not make good on their bad checks. The local prosecutors whose stationery is used do not review the letters in advance. The prosecutors’ offices reportedly receive a percentage of payments collected.
The district attorneys participating in this scheme have committed a gross abuse of power.
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