# Towing Company Settles Military Car Case | Irvine News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/towing-company-settles-military-car-case-irvine-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/towing-company-settles-military-car-case-irvine-news.md Podcast: [Irvine News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856) Published: 2026-07-14T23:39:21+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/8f3cdf813339a903 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1ef5e27c-e708-4952-8db4-ba660706b4cc.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/episodes/towing-company-settles-military-car-case-irvine-news Duration seconds: 96 ## Resource A San Clemente towing company, S&K Towing, is paying $160,000 to settle a federal lawsuit for illegally selling 148 vehicles belonging to active-duty military members without proper court orders between 2020 and 2025. Despite a contract with Camp Pendleton requiring strict compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the company allegedly ignored warnings — even boasting they “do this all the time.” The Department of Justice intervened after a military lawyer flagged the violations nearly two years before the suit. Now, S&K Towing is shutting down, but has agreed to adopt compliant practices if it ever re-enters the business. This case highlights the frustrating intersection of military service and bureaucratic mishandling — and offers a rare chance for justice for those affected. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8f3cdf813339a903 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/episodes/towing-company-settles-military-car-case-irvine-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/towing-company-settles-military-car-case-irvine-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.