A Chicago man accused of posting a fake Craigslist ad that said his sister was giving away all her possessions is facing misdemeanor charges after bargain-hunters descended on the woman’s Joliet home looking to cart away her belongings.
Paul Grachan, 37, has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly posting the fake Craigslist ad last August, court records show. The post said the woman’s home was going into foreclosure and she was giving away everything, said Joliet deputy police chief Mike Trafton.
Her phone immediately started ringing after the ad went up, Trafton said, and people began arriving at her house.
“This guy really made her life a living hell for a while,” Trafton said.
Grachan denied the allegations. A $3,000 warrant on the misdemeanor charges was issued by a judge last week.
Associated Press
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