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Underreported sales prices and fraudulent deductions: How JSO says ASAP Towing owner stole nearly $194,000
Read full article: Underreported sales prices and fraudulent deductions: How JSO says ASAP Towing owner stole nearly $194,000An arrest warrant for ASAP Towing and Storage President Vince Serrano shows investigators believe he defrauded Floridians of nearly $194,000 by underreporting the sales prices of unclaimed vehicles while overinflating ASAP’s costs to tow, store, and sell them.
ASAP Towing was permanently banned from JSO use following discovery of $181,000 in late payments
Read full article: ASAP Towing was permanently banned from JSO use following discovery of $181,000 in late paymentsThe News4JAX I-TEAM has obtained records showing ASAP Towing failed to report $181,000 of overages in a timely manner in 2023, however, it was paid back eventually.
JSO recovered $253,000 owed to clerk of court from towing companies following 2023 audit: incident report
Read full article: JSO recovered $253,000 owed to clerk of court from towing companies following 2023 audit: incident reportThe News4JAX I-TEAM has new information about the criminal investigation into a local towing company.
ASAP Towing owner says JSO investigation into possible organized fraud is retaliation for ongoing legal dispute
Read full article: ASAP Towing owner says JSO investigation into possible organized fraud is retaliation for ongoing legal disputeThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) believes people at an embattled Jacksonville towing company may be concealing evidence in violation of Florida theft and fraud statutes.
Tow company accused of ‘preying’ on residents of St. Johns County neighborhood after cars towed from driveways
Read full article: Tow company accused of ‘preying’ on residents of St. Johns County neighborhood after cars towed from drivewaysPeople living in the Gables at Wingfield Glen, a gated community of townhomes in St. Johns County, said they are fed up with finding their cars missing from their driveway.
ASAP Towing owner on lawsuit: ‘It was not intentional’
Read full article: ASAP Towing owner on lawsuit: ‘It was not intentional’JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The owner of a Jacksonville towing company accused of towing and auctioning off cars belonging to military service members says what happened was not intentional. The company, ASAP Towing and Storage, has settled with the government and is paying back the sailors and soldiers whose cars, trucks and SUVs were taken. Over the past seven years, the Department of Justice determined that ASAP Towing towed and sold 33 service members' cars, some of whom were on deployment. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, companies aren’t allowed to tow or sell military members cars without court orders. There are roughly 75 cars that are identified as possible military members' cars that are in ASAP Towing yard.