Storage company sells property illegally.

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A San Diego-area moving and storage company has agreed to pay $170,000 to active duty members of the U.S. Navy whose belongings were auctioned off while they were deployed overseas, the Department of Justice said on Monday. The firm used storage liens to justify the auctions, while the service members deployed overseas were unable to respond to local legal processes. The settlement includes $150,000 to a single Navy sailor whose collection of vintage and rare car parts was sold off while the company billed the Navy to continue storing them, according to the Justice Department. According to court documents, the company continued to bill the Navy for storing his collection until December 2012, even though his belongings were sold at auction in June 2011.

Can any of our members explain why the people who sold the items were not charged with theft? Thanks.

Ranb

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