ORANGE COUNTY-BASED TOWING COMPANY SETTLES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAWSUIT ALLEGING IT ILLEGALLY AUCTIONED SERVICEMEMBERS' VEHICLES

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

SANTA ANA, California - The Justice Department announced today that S&K Towing Inc., a San Clemente-based towing company, hasagreed to pay $160,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally auctioning motor vehicles owned by members of the military.

"For far too long, tow companies have sold or disposed of servicemembers' vehicles in violation of federal law," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "This settlement sends a strong message that all towing companies must recogni...