FBI raids Detroit Public Library; $1,000 trash cans, possible shady deals raise eyebrows
Thousand-dollar trash cans, designer lounge chairs and possible contract scams.
Those controversial issues should shed some light as to why the FBI raided the Detroit Public Library’s main branch this morning, a source familiar with the library’s ongoing financial woes told the Free Press. The library official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the struggling library system has been embroiled in a controversy over alleged misspending on lavish items, such as $1,000 stainless steel trash cans and $1,000 chairs for a new wing in the library.
