DAGGETT TOWNSHIP — An electronic scrap collection, once used as a side business to support a veteran’s family, has now been cleared.

The veteran, identified as “William” in a press release from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy, was a World War II veteran living on a fixed income in Daggett Township. Social security paid William and his wife a limited income, but as living expenses rose, that income didn’t cover the daily living costs. Taking a few televisions for a small fee and recovering the valuable material from scrap electronics would help them earn some extra money to help them with daily expenses. According to the release, William figured that he and his wife lived in a very rural area of the county so no one would notice.

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