#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, January 29, 2003
You won't like this, but you have two options:
Go back to small claims and look into a contempt of court charge, or...
Get a free consultation with an attorney and see if an attorney will collect on your behalf for a portion of the recovery. Make sure to report him to a credit bureau for non-payment of debt.
ON a personal note, the police officer that responded to the complaint should have charged him with theft by deception. It's not a civil matter it's theft. I think you should try for a criminal charge and allow the court to collect the remainder of the debt through a restitution program.
Good Luck,
TFC