American Military News by Dave Ress - Daily Press April 18, 2022
Federal prosecutors accused a Virginia Beach firm of illegally seizing and selling vehicles belonging to seven service members, including a member of SEAL Team 2 while he was deployed overseas.
The lawsuit details the case of a SEAL Team 2 Petty Officer 1st Class who had parked his 1992 Toyota Land Cruiser and 1987 Toyota 4Runner in a parking lot across from team headquarters at Little Creek.
Thirty-six days after towing the vehicles, on Feb.7, 2020, Steve’s Towing filed liens to cover storage charges of $970 each for the vehicles, the lawsuit said.
That same day, Steven E. Gilliam, the company’s president, reported to the Virginia DMV that the company enforced its two $970 storage liens on the Land Cruiser and 4Runner by purchasing both from itself for $500 each, the lawsuit said.
The company never obtained a court order allowing it to dispose of the vehicles, the lawsuit said.
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https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/04/virginia-towing-firm-accused-of-taking-selling-service-members-vehicles-including-a-deployed-seals/
