Feds Tap Kmart Tills, Collect Cash For Bond

When Kmart Corp. failed to immediately post a $2 million federal bond in an age discrimination case, two of its stores became the target of a blue light special.

About a half dozen U.S. marshals raided the South Florida stores Monday night and emptied cash registers in an effort to collect the bond.

The raid, dubbed a “till-tap” by the marshals, yielded about $45,000.

Company officials were outraged.

“I would have to think our federal marshals would have other activities they could be attending to rather than this charade,” said Shawn Kahle, a spokeswoman for the Troy, Mich.,-based discount department store chain.