One of those letter recipients included Salinger's last wife, a nurse who was already engaged to be married to someone else when she met the author.

They also gave gruesome details of how victims would be killed and threatened harm to children, spouses and relatives of the letter recipients, Mr. Cooley said.

According to Freedman, they aren't simple warning letters, either; the Video Protection Alliance also demands that letter recipients contact it in order to pay a settlement, or risk a federal copyright infringement trial.

In schools where junior varsity letters are awarded, the jacket may be purchased by junior varsity letter recipients, though the letter is placed just above the left pocket, leaving space for a future varsity letter.

Grand Jury Also Looking The letter recipients to "voluntarily provide the Commission certain information . . . concerning political contributions, payments or the providing of other things of value . . . to elected officials or employees of government entities in connection with the offering of municipal securities."