New York, NY – More than a dozen residents in the Bronx and Manhattan have been arrested for allegedly using fake permits to park at city housing projects.
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Authorities say they used computers to make fake copies of city Housing Authority permits.
The city’s Department of Investigation said the permits sell legitimately for up to $650.
The Daily News (http://nydn.us/wvqhyW ) says nine people were charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument. Another five were charged with using forged permits.
Why would permits be for sale by any city agency?
Yet another reason to let private industry trump government