(AP) — The city of Grand Island has filed a lawsuit to try to force a man to remove profane, anti-government signs on his property in the central Nebraska city.

The city filed complaints Friday against entities registered to Larry Tourangeau (tor-AN-go) in Hall County District Court.

The signs criticize government officials because they refused to indict a former Tourangeau employee whom Tourangeau accused of embezzling money. The signs went up in 2011, and Tourangeau has resisted city efforts to take them down since.

City officials say the signs were erected without a permit and violate the city’s litter and offensive substances code.

The city is asking the court to order the signs removed.