Houston Man Arrested by Seven U.S. Marshals For Unpaid $1,500 Student Loan from 1987
February 19th, 2016Via: NY Daily News:
Seven U.S. Marshals armed with automatic weapons arrested a Texas man for not paying a $1,500 student loan from three decades ago, he claims.
…
Aker said he was put in the back of a truck and placed in a cell at the federal building in downtown Houston. Later, he was brought to court, where a “prosecutor,” county clerk and judge were present. Aker said the prosecutor was actually a collection lawyer.
“Then I get a lecture (from the judge) about the United States and stealing from the government,” Aker said.
Aker told The News that he was ordered to pay $5,700 for the loan, including interest. However, Aker was also ordered to pay for the cost of the morning arrest — nearly $1,300. If he didn’t pay that amount by March 1, he said, he was told he would be arrested again.
The average student loan debt for 2015 graduates is approximately $35,000, according to the Wall Street Journal.
…
Amazingly, U.S. Marshals are planning to serve up to 1,500 warrants to people who have not repaid their loans, according to Fox 26.
