Typo Eradication Advancement League says two men defaced a Grand Canyon sign

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Two Virginia men have been banned from all national parks for one year after defacing a historic sign at the Grand Canyon, because it had a typo.

Cops say that Benjamin Douglas Herson of Virginia Beach and Jeff Michael Deck of Somerville, Massachusetts, took a trip around the world removing typographical errors from public signs.

Authorities found out that Herson and Deck altered the park's sign through the website Typo Eradication Advancement League.

Each man pleaded guilty in federal court in Flagstaff, Arizona, to conspiracy to vandalize government property. In addition to the ban, they must spend a year on probation and pay restitution.

Sidebar: The Typo Eradication Advancement League would have a field day on this site!!

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