The Digital Mitten of the Law
Christopher Carr’s businesses charged online customers’ credit cards, then didn’t send them merchandise, an Ingham County, Mich., judge ruled after Carr didn’t show up to court. He ordered Carr to pay $784,328, in restitution, fines, and reimbursements for the state attorney general’s office. But Carr left the state, and Attorney General Dana Nessel was having trouble reaching him. So with the court’s permission, she served the judgment by private message on Facebook. “This office will go after those who use the Internet to exploit consumers,” Nessel said. There’s even an online form for consumers to flag suspicious Internet activity for the attorney general to investigate. (AC/Lansing Journal, Detroit News) ...Does a Facebook message demanding three quarters of a million dollars count as suspicious Internet activity?Original Publication Date: 03 March 2019
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
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