Exclusive: Feds Went Undercover To Investigate Peaceful Demonstrations In Detroit, Lansing

Feds Went Undercover At Occupy Detroit Rallies
Occupy Detroit protesters march at Wayne State University in Detroit on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2011. Two protesters were arrested about 3 p.m. Wednesday after interrupting the videotaping of a Wayne State television show that featured NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT
Occupy Detroit protesters march at Wayne State University in Detroit on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2011. Two protesters were arrested about 3 p.m. Wednesday after interrupting the videotaping of a Wayne State television show that featured NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT

The Department of Homeland Security spied daily on rallies in Detroit and Lansing over the emergency manager, wages for teachers and city workers, inadequate transportation and rising poverty during the peak of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Motor City Muckraker has learned from records stamped confidential.

Federal Protective Service officials in Detroit sent daily briefings to Washington D.C. on protests in places such as Lansing, the Ambassador Bridge, city hall, Bank of America and several state and federal buildings in downtown Detroit, according to records confirmed by federal authorities.

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