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Bankruptcy filing exposes Detroit firefighters’ personal information

It lists current and retired city workers, including names and home addresses of firefighters, some of whom were involved in high-profile scandals

Detroit News

DETROIT — The city’s historic bankruptcy case briefly exposed the names and home addresses of police officers and firefighters, a controversial mistake that could subject them to unwanted attention or worse.

After The Detroit News reported the creditors list contained the home addresses, the city removed the full list of creditors from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court website.

“This request is made because the list incorrectly included personal identifiers. A new list with redactions will be promptly filed,” wrote Jonathan Green, a lawyer for the city, in asking the court to restrict access to the list.

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