The owner of a Revere, Mass. towing company was sentenced on charges of engaging in an under-the-table payroll fraud scheme that defrauded the government of more than $3.3 million. Gennaro Angiulo, 49, of Nahant and Saugus, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 42 months of probation with 18 months […]
Pennsylvania Towing Company Owner Among More than Dozen Charged with Conspiring to Commit $24 Million PPP Loan Fraud
A Florida recording artist and a Pennsylvania towing company owner have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Diamond […]
Justice Department Settles with Florida Towing Company for Illegally Selling or Scrapping Servicemembers’ Vehicles
The Justice Department announced it reached an agreement with ASAP Towing & Storage Company in Jacksonville, Fla, to resolve allegations that ASAP violated a federal law, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), by auctioning off or otherwise disposing of cars owned by protected servicemembers without first obtaining court orders. Under the agreement, ASAP must pay […]
U.S. Justice Department Sues Florida Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Car Belonging to Deployed Servicemember
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida alleging that Target Recovery Towing Inc. and Target Recovery & Transport Inc. violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off a car belonging to a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who was deployed overseas. The […]
Pennsylvania Attorney General Sues Predatory Philadelphia Towing Companies
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced July 17 that the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection filed a lawsuit against several towing companies in Philadelphia alleging that they illegally and wrongfully towed cars throughout the city, and threatened owners for payment to have their cars returned. The lawsuit is being filed against Siani’s Towing and […]
Volkswagen Announces Free Towing to Certified Collision Repair Facility, Parts Restrictions Starting in January
Volkswagen announced October 1 to its Certified Collision Repair Facility (CCRF) participants that Volkswagen customers, in warranty or not, can receive a free courtesy tow to the nearest VW certified collision center. Starting in January 2020, Volkswagen customers who are subscribed to its Car-Net service will have access automatically, or they can call Volkswagen Roadside […]
Urgently Launches Collision Logistics Management to Improve Towing Experience for Insurers and Customers
Urgently, the global mobility and roadside assistance platform, today introduced Collision Logistics Management, that aims providing a more efficient, transparent and cost-saving alternative to existing accident scene and secondary towing processes for insurers and policyholders. Urgently Collision Logistics Management leverages technology with collision protocols to improve transparency and efficiency through each step of the process, […]
Volvo Car USA Launches Complimentary Tow for Life
Volvo Car USA is expanding the suite of complementary services available to Volvo owners with “Tow for Life”. This service works alongside the recently launched Volvo Car Accident Advisor and the Volvo Lifetime Replacement Parts & Labor Warranty. “Tow for Life ensures that in the event of a breakdown, help is on hand no matter […]
Manhattan District Attorney Charges Collision Repair Facilities as Part of Illegal Monopoly That Dominated Towing Industry in New York City
Towing and collision repair firms alleged part of organized crime operation that maintained “Violent Monopoly” in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island. Alleges hundreds of thousands of dollars of insurance fraud. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, and New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) Commissioner […]
Urgent.ly Announces Collaboration With CCC for Towing Dispatch
Urgent.ly, the digital roadside assistance platform, announced it is working with CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) to contribute roadside assistance data and services to CCC’s recently launched connected data exchange. CCC X will integrate Urgent.ly data into software-driven services to enable the automatic dispatch of the company’s more than 39,000 connected roadside assistance vehicles to […]