For John, BLUF: I have moved a lot in the Air Force, but have never encountered anything like what is covered in this story. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From The Boston Globe, by Reporter Shelley Murphy, 21 October 2021, 8:26 am.
Here is the lede plus five:
Two days before his deployment to the Middle East in 2019, Air Force Technical Sergeant Charles Cornacchio was in uniform when movers came to his home at Hanscom Air Force Base to pack up his belongings and take them to a storage facility.The faction of the Company, Father & Son Moving & Storage of Billerica, was dispicable.After the truck was loaded, the company — Father & Son Moving & Storage of Billerica — demanded more than double the price it initially quoted, according to Cornacchio. But he said he agreed to pay because he felt his property was “pretty much being held hostage” and he needed to resolve things quickly before leaving the country hours later. He said he paid $2,190 for moving costs and six months’ storage.
As the 18-wheeler drove away, Cornacchio said, he remembered thinking, “Man that’s everything I own, but my dog.”
Soon, all of it would be gone.
Five months after storing Cornacchio’s property in two vaults at its Billerica facility, Father & Son sold it at auction to the highest bidder, according to court filings.
The unauthorized sale triggered a lawsuit against the company last year filed by the Justice Department for violating a law that prohibits storage companies from selling the possessions of military members on active duty, unless they obtain an order from a federal judge. Last month, Father & Son agreed to pay $60,000 to Cornacchio, along with a $5,000 fine to the government, to settle the allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
If nothing else, where is hteir patriotism, their sense of respect for those serving overseas for them?
They should be shunned.
Regards — Cliff
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