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State House Candidate Brian Banks Evicted from Harper Woods Homes
Brian Banks, candidate for Michigan's House 1st District, could face new criminal charges for check fraud
State House candidate Brian Banks may have bigger concerns than getting elected next Tuesday to represent Michigan's 1st District. This past week Banks, 35, was evicted from the second of two homes he leased in Harper Woods and on Wednesday a judgment for $3751 was levied against him after checks he wrote to his landlord bounced. Ira Auslander, attorney for Dan Sylvester, who is the owner of the home Banks rented for his campaign headquarters on Fleetwood Dr., said his client is keeping all his options open—including filing criminal charges. According to MCL 750.131, if Banks knowingly wrote a bad check over $500, he could be charged with a 2-year felony. “That’s an option we have and we’re considering all our options,” Auslander said …
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The Village Malcontent
11:14 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2012
While the posters who are democrats are saying they won't vote for Banks, they aren't saying they will vote for the challenger, Dan Schulte. So is one to infer that they won't make a selection letting those who aren't aware of Banks background make the decision? If so, you are still endorsing a felon for office, though passively. more ›