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I received a call from someone claiming to be Sgt. Keith Webb, badge #91-845. He informed me that I had missed a court summons for federal jury duty dated 11/10/25 and that Judge Sheryl Lipman had issued two citations--one for failure to appear (citation #821-CV-7142) and contempt of court (citation #822-FD-1112.) He said he was calling to try to stop this from becoming a bigger issue, and that I could present myself at 201 Poplar ("turn myself in", which might result in being held for 72-96 hours before I could see the judge) or I could pay a surety bond of $4,000 that would freeze these citations for 60 days and prevent them from becoming bench warrants for my arrest. He asked that I agree to a "maintain contact" order, which meant that I would stay on the phone while we went through these options. He stressed that if I was pulled over for any reason I would be arrested and taken into custody over these citations. At this point, I asked for a call-back number because I told him I would like to get my attorney on the phone with me, and he said if I hung up I would be breaking the "maintain contact" order that I had agreed to... I hung up. But I was shaken. This is clearly a scam. I talked with the Sheriff's office to verify and there is no employee there by that name.