My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan
Ok, it's kinda a long story, but to make it short I was recently fired from my job at a large retailer for "Misappropriation and/or damageof company assets". What happened was my boyfriend gave me a gift card that was for the retailer, I used the gift card, I was then fired for useing the gift card and arrested for thief. The person who fired me told me that they had me on tape stealing the gift card from a customer. While being interrogated by the police it was discovered that she didn't actually see me do anything on the video tape. They asked my boyfriend what happened and he told them he had found the gift card on he ground in the parking lot. Because I had told him at some point in time in the past that a gift card is "just like cash" He didn't think anything of it. I hadn't asked him where he had gotten the gift card and didn't find out until after I'd already used it.
Now I am being harrassed by a Law office for damages. The cardwas worth 40 dollars and I know there is a MI law that says they can charge you up to 200 dollars extra for these sorts of thing. I was never charged with any crime. Nor have they taken me to court, they just keep sending me letters and calling me saying that I owe them money, the last letter they sent says I owe them 665 dollars now, even though I've never been to court. Every time they call I tell them to take me to court because I have no intention of paying anything. It's gotten to the point where I don't think they actually take people to court, they just harrass people until they cave because they just want to move on with there lives. What should I do?

