Initially, Scratchie was based in Chicago and had distribution through Mercury Records, but a year of legal wrangling ended the pact after Universal merged with Mercury's parent company, Polygram. Scratchie then signed a deal with New Line and moved to New York.
ICE took the women into custody on alleged immigration violations, but none has a criminal background, according to a review of law enforcement records ... She dialed out on a scratchy phone line and asked him to record her as she read from her notes.