United States v. Target Recovery Towing (M.D. Fla.)

On September 29, 2020, the court entered a consent order in United States v. Target Recovery Towing (M.D. Fla.).  The complaint, which was filed on August 18, 2020, alleges that the defendants violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3958, by auctioning off a motor vehicle belonging to a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who was deployed to Japan, without a court order.  The consent decree requires the defendants to pay $17,500 to the servicemember and a civil penalty of $2,500, as well as to adopt new policies and procedures to avoid SCRA violations in the future. 

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