Norfolk DA Program to Help Businesses Recover Bad Check Losses
Businesses can get back the full value of the bad check - no matter the dollar amount, the DA's office announced.
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey this week launched a new way for businesses in the area to deal with bad checks. “The existing ways of dealing with bounced checks has left a lot of merchants, tradesmen and small businesses frustrated and still out their money,” Morrissey said in a statement. “This kind of crime is an indirect theft from the honest customers who have to pay higher prices to cover the loss. We wanted to find a good way to deal with bad checks.” The program has five key components: Business owners and managers can visit www.norfolkda.com for additional information. “The objective is to make merchants whole and to give offenders some education on the consequences of passing bad checks. Many falsely …
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