Michigan Creditors Bar Association to host 25th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 2
The Michigan Creditors Bar Association is hosting its 25th Anniversary Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 at Red Run Golf Club, 2036 Rochester Rd. in Royal Oak.
Founded in 1994, MCBA’s mission is to elevate the practice of collection law, provide members with educational seminars and opportunities for networking and open exchange of ideas, and promote legislation and court rules to strengthen and improve our legal system.
Join peers to celebrate 25 years of accomplishments and look toward the future of the association and industry. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by the program and PAC Capital Campaign Launch. The cost to attend is $60 for members and $85 for non-members if registered by September 13 (add $10 after September 13). Register at www.mcbaonline.com.
Legislation going to Whitmer targets ‘porch pirates’
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Bills going to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would make it a state-level crime to steal mail, including packages left on doorsteps.
The Legislature gave final approval to the legislation Thursday. It is a bid to combat rising reports of thefts as people who increasingly shop online are targeted by “porch pirates.”
Supporters say the measures are needed because ID thieves and package stealers are not being punished under federal laws, and there are gaps in existing state laws related to the theft of checks.
Whitmer is expected to sign the bills.
A first offense for mail theft would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. A repeat offense would be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Woman gets jail for keeping boyfriend’s corpse in apartment
MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A southeastern Michigan woman who authorities say kept the corpse of her 61-year-old boyfriend in their apartment and used his credit card has been sentenced to six months in jail.
The Monroe News reports 50-year-old Angela Shock was given her punishment Thursday after earlier pleading guilty to concealing a death and illegal use of a financial transaction device.
Shock apologized for her actions. She’s said her boyfriend was her only means of support.
Monroe police were called in April by a relative of the man who said his family hadn’t heard from him in several weeks. Officers attempting to check on him found his corpse at the apartment in Monroe, located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Detroit. Police said he died of medical issues a few weeks earlier.
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