Q: I threw away previous tenant's son mail, without knowing it is ilegal
Hello, Could you please help me? I am not from the US and I am not that familiar with the mail laws. I know I am not supposed to open other people's mail. I moved in to a new house on February and I have been getting a lot of mail from other people here, I threw away all of it without knowing that it is ilegal. Now a neighbor that used to live in this house tells me his son had a passport sent here on March. They never told me about it till now and it was most probably thrown away without knowing it was illegal to do it so. What should I do? Should I look for a lawyer? Or should I pay for the passport they had sent to my address? Thank you!
A: It is doubtful that you did anything wrong or, if you did, that you will be charged. If postal authorities contact you, don't say anything until you have consulted with an attorney.
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