BY TED SHERMAN
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
NEWARK–What’s the penalty for writing a bad check?
It could run into a lot of money for the federal government, after jurors in New Jersey were apparently stiffed out of their $40-a-day pay.
Hundreds of U.S. Treasury checks sent out by the U.S. District Court in New Jersey to jurors over the past two weeks unexpectedly bounced, saddling many with hefty bank fees after they were cashed and then returned. One juror said he learned there was a problem after his bank deposited the check without question, and then hit him with a charge.
The court promised to make good on any losses.
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/apparently_this_courts_money_is_no_good.html
Uh-oh. Coffers scraping bottom?