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In reply to the discussion: US Marshals arresting people for not paying their federal student loans - Story | KRIV [View all]MichMan
(11,923 posts)from Yahoo Finance
"Back in November 2006, Aker was sued by the federal government for nonpayment of more than $2,600 in unpaid federal student loan debt, according to documents from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (embedded below). The court record shows that Aker, listed as Winford P. Aker in the complaint, did not appear in court to answer the lawsuit and, as is common when student loan borrowers fail to appear, the presiding judge ruled against him and ordered Aker to pay the full balance on April 17, 2007.
According to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service, Aker repeatedly refused to show up in court after being contacted several times. Disobeying a court order is a criminal offense. Within a few months, the judge issued a warrant for his arrest, which the U.S. Marshals carried out. So, yes, Aker was arrested, but not just because he owed a little student loan debt. He was arrested for disobeying a court order.
The Marshals statement goes on to describe the arrest, saying Aker "resisted arrest and retreated back into his home" when agents arrived:".................
Article says he refused to leave his house for 2 hours saying he was armed, when they tried to arrest him
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-aker-us-marshal-student-loan-debt-arrest-212047386.html
(edit: changed Nov. 2007 date to 2006 per embedded court document)