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Justice Department Sues North Carolina-based Towing Company for Violating Rights of Servicemembers

March 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of North Carolina alleging that Billy Joe Goines, the owner and operator of Goines Towing & Recovery (Goines), auctioned off, sold or otherwise disposed of motor vehicles owned by servicemembers using court judgments obtained without filing proper military affidavits, in violation of federal law. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, North Carolina, Towing, U.S. DOJ

Collision Repair Center Bookkeeper Plead Guilty to Defrauding Employer of Over $2 Million

September 13, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Alexander M.M. Uballez, announced September 6 that Christina Joyner, 47, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pleaded guilty to wire fraud. According to the plea agreement and court records, Joyner worked for 25 years as a bookkeeper for Quanz Motor Car Company, that operated as Quanz Auto […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, U.S. DOJ

Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulent Tax Filings of Maryland Collision Repair Facility

July 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Defendants required to pay over $2 million in restitution. On July 5 U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ercin Kalender, age 61, of Alexandria, Virginia and Lizette Kalender, age 44, of Alexandria, Virginia to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy related to tax fraud […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Maryland, Tax, U.S. DOJ

South Florida Towing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

May 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Friday, Craig Goldstein, 60, of Boca Raton, Florida the owner of a Lauderdale Lakes towing company, pled guilty to three counts of Tax Evasion for underreporting income and failing to pay federal tax on money he received through a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) kickback scheme and other cash-based fraud. The sentencing has been set […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, Lawsuits, Towing, U.S. DOJ

Justice Department Obtains $50,000 Settlement Against Dallas Towing Company for Illegally Selling Cars Owned by U.S. Servicemembers

July 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Justice Department announced that Dallas towing company United Tows LLC has agreed to enter into a consent order to resolve allegations that it illegally sold five servicemember-owned vehicles, in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).  The SCRA is a federal law that provides a variety of financial and housing protections to members […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Towing, U.S. DOJ

Justice Department Settles with Florida Towing Company for Illegally Selling or Scrapping Servicemembers’ Vehicles

September 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, Lawsuits, Towing, U.S. DOJ

U.S. Justice Department Sues Florida Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Car Belonging to Deployed Servicemember

August 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Towing, U.S. DOJ

San Francisco Area Collision Repair Shop Operator Charged with Wire Fraud

June 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Government alleges defendant orchestrated kickback scheme and lied to secure PPP loan. Geoffrey M. Palermo, owner of GMP Cars, was charged in a criminal complaint with wire fraud and making false statements in a loan application in connection with multiple schemes to defraud from 2013 to 2020. According to the complaint, Palermo, 56, of Novato, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Lawsuits, Paycheck Protection Program, U.S. DOJ

AASP Massachusetts Urge Members Support 1963 Consent Decree

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is urging its membership and collision repair industry members throughout the country to oppose the Department of Justice’s proposed termination of US v. Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, et al, commonly referred to in the collision repair industry as the 1963 Consent Decree. The association […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1963 Consent Decree, AASP/MA, U.S. DOJ

Justice Department Extends Public Comment Period on 1963 Consent Decree Until October 2

August 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Members of the collision repair industry that want to see the 1963 insurance antitrust consent decree applied to the insurance industry in the 21st century have a few more weeks to make their case to enforce the decree. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division posted on its website detailing the listing of consent […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: 1963 Consent Decree, AASP-NJ, Anti-Steering, Antitrust, Auto Body Association of Connecticut, U.S. DOJ

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