Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Anti-Bridge Group Issues Fake Eviction Notices

(WDIV Detroit)

Detroit Neighborhood Gets Phony Eviction Papers

A group against a proposed second bridge between Detroit and Canada recently issued fraudulent eviction notices to Detroit residents.

The group, Americans for Prosperity, supports Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun's battle against Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal to construct a second bridge to Canada.

The fake eviction papers were posted on the front doors of homes in the area — the Delray neighborhood of Detroit — where the proposed second bridge could be built.

Maria Baltierrez, who lives in Delray, said she received one of the phony papers and was not sure if it was real until she looked at it closely. Read more here.