Towing company to repay Marines whose vehicles were sold during deployment

[ZLoth]

This came across my Google Feed. From Stars and Stripes:

Towing company to repay Marines whose vehicles were sold during deployment

A North Carolina tow-truck operator must pay almost $67,000 to settle claims that he repossessed and sold vehicles owned by Marines deployed to Okinawa and elsewhere overseas, according to federal prosecutors.

Billy Joe Goines, owner of Goines Towing and Recovery outside Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C., agreed to the reimbursement amount in a settlement, court documents filed Tuesday said.

He also will forgive storage fees charged to the eight Marines and take training on the legal rights of military personnel.

FULL ARTICLE HERE

[Road Hog]

Looks like somebody dropped the ball here among DoD, the Department of the Navy (which oversees USMC) and the towing vendor. Hope it all gets made right.