[JoeAltmaier]

Marshalls were dispatched to collect a man who refused to appear before a federal judge. That was the crime, not the debt.

[manyxcxi]

Was that in the story? Did I miss that part somehow? This makes way more sense and is certainly less inflammatory than just sending out debt collectors with military gear. Thanks for the clarification.

[jacalata]

It's not in that article, but a number of later articles have been published, here's one - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-aker-us-marshal-student-l...