The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Orange County-based S&K Towing, seen here in August 2025, alleging it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. An Orange County towing company sold off nearly 150 military members’ cars, some while service members were deployed overseas, the federal government claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. In some cases, S&K Towing sold vehicles that still had military equipment, uniforms and awards inside, according to the complaint, or after they’d been informed that the owner was deployed overseas. The company continued to sell military members’ vehicles even after a Camp Pendleton attorney told them in 2024 they couldn’t sell the vehicles without a court order, the Department of Justice claims. An S&K Towing employee told the attorney “we do this all the time,” according to the complaint.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2026 11:52 UTC