Elderly Marine Veteran's Home Foreclosed Over $134 Property Tax Bill

A $134 property tax bill was all it took for an elderly Vietnam veteran to lose his home to foreclosure in Northeast Washington, D.C. two years ago. An investigation conducted by Michael Sallah, Debbie Cenziper, and Steven Rich of The Washington Post reveals the story of 76-year-old Bennie Coleman, who was forced out of his home after failing to pay the bill. From The Post: In 2006, he forgot to pay a $134 tax bill, prompting the city to place a lien on the home and add $183 in interest and pena...