Quote Quoting Mr. Knowitall
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As it seems to have become a distraction, realistically speaking there is a 0% chance of the "opening the mail" issue turning into a criminal prosecution. It's a non-issue.
And? I didn’t say opening the mail was a crime.

Quote Quoting nejeff
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JK your making me laugh. You have it correct Mr. Knowitall, not a court in the land would turn accidentally opening mail that comes to YOUR OWN mailbox into a crime. JK you are trolling.
well, since I didn’t say you would be prosecuted for opening the mail I guess the statement is irrelevent.

Now if I go across the street and take mail from Mr. Johnson's mail box and open it, then that IS a crime, probably get off with a small fine at most, misdemeanor.
well, the possible penalty for what you did with your dil’s makl is up to 5 years in the federal pen. What penalty is assigned would be up to the judge.

And I said it is unlikely it would be prosecuted.

Back to the very first original post, this was my confusion on how this new address got criss-crossed with someone that never lived with us in anyway or anywhere previous and has no association with this address.
It doesn’t matter. The collection agency can do a mass mailing if they want to but the reality is it is likely your address was associated through your name and your connection with your child. As I said, especially if the collection agency is getting no reply at the address they believed to be your son’s, it’s not uncommon to send dunning notices to other addresses where the debtor might be reached. You have a lot better chance of hitting a target that you can’t see with a shotgun rather than a rifle.