Feds say towing company illegally sold service members’ cars

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Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit accusing a Virginia company of illegally taking and selling service members’ vehicles.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit accusing a Virginia company of illegally taking and selling service members’ vehicles.

The lawsuit filed Friday accuses Steve’s Towing of Virginia Beach of illegally seizing and selling vehicles belonging to seven service members, including a SEAL Team member deployed overseas.

Federal officials said in court documents that the seizures violate the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which requires towing companies to get a court order before auctioning off service members’ vehicles.

The law also prohibits enforcement of storage liens while service members are deployed.

The lawsuit seeks damages for affected service members, a civil penalty, and a court order barring Steve’s Towing from auctioning seized vehicles without court orders.

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mrbriandavidanderson on April 17th, 2022 at 18:45 UTC »

Lol of course this story is from Hampton Roads. Didn't even need to look to know. Predators have been fleecing service members there since forever.

suppersready90 on April 17th, 2022 at 18:40 UTC »

Slightly more info here:

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/feds-say-steves-towing-virginia-beach-illegally-sold-service-members-cars

We had this issue where I used to rent. They were tagging cars for towing that hadn't moved in a long time. My neighbor screamed at them "that guy's deployed you assholes" and threatened to bring in the news media. The cars stayed put.

polkcat on April 17th, 2022 at 17:57 UTC »

Steve’s Towing of Virginia Beach hates the troops.