Mhm. East Lansing real es
Shappell is suing the new
Lansing info and its dire
for libel over articles p
indictment for tax evasio
is a developer who worked
a project called Center C
in East Lansing. The proj
and the Graduate Hotel an
on the downtown corner wh
go. In june of 2020. A fe
chappelle for tax and ban
published an article on E
an essay on public respon
sting of the publication
was that plaintiffs had m
had caused years of bligh
Lansing and ann arbor cos
of dollars due to fraudul
unethical and corrupt bus
Daniel Powell, the attorn
Shappell in this case, he
an essay didn't focus on
So what exactly was publi
outlets that was false? T
over the current indictme
or claiming some sort of
years long effort to try
and his companies in that
the attorney representing
says that's not the case.
is uh doing its job as lo
project has been going an
and outs and negotiations
it blossom believes none
by drager was false. No,
false. And if you if you
they they've actually all
Um it's not clear they ev
is that he simply, our re
his skin, more so than al
criticizing him, I suppos
the publications drew mis
to things that had nothin
indictment. The current i
to do with any developmen
or his companies in michi
do with any public privat
Has nothing to do with th
or Park District Project.
court documents, statemen
that are listed as slande
downtown lasted for years
known as the developer wh
prolonged blight. Powell
to retract her publicatio
that isn't necessary jour
the truth and informing t
the people who are the su
don't like it, that's not
it back. It's not a reaso
soft pedal of the news. E
to dismiss the case which
Connors denied, but he di
case to Ingham County. Th
Ingham County involving e
That is the natural locat
to be heard. The judge ag
didn't get to our argumen
Charges on their merits.
damages in excess of $25.
statements against him by
is no trial date set for
tax evasion and bank frau
september your neighborho