Kentucky officials have shuttered a business in Hardin County that claims to assist veterans.
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that C & P Garage (aka Compensation & Pension Garage), by a court order, “has been closed after Hardin County Circuit Court granted a temporary restraining order against the organization accused of taking advantage of Kentucky veterans.”
“Although C & P Garage claimed to be able to help veterans access services from the federal government, the organization grossly misused funds and was never authorized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,” according to the attorney general’s office.
Since 2019, C & P Garage in Radcliff has presented itself as an “all-volunteer” organization that uses private donations to support veterans and their families. According to the complaint, the so-called volunteers were regularly paid, and much of the more than $125,000 of the organization’s money was spent gambling and at restaurants.
Although C & P Garage’s website claimed its staff were “VA Claim Consultants,” no one affiliated with the organization has ever been accredited by the VA as required by federal law.
“As a result, Kentucky veterans and their families have faced unnecessary delays and the denial of their benefits,” the attorney general’s office said. “In 2023, the VA sent a letter demanding C & P Garage immediately cease its illegal activities, but the organization continued taking advantage of Kentucky veterans.”
The complaint alleges that C & P Garage and its affiliates violated Kentucky’s Consumer Protection Act.
Detectives and auditors with the Attorney General’s Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigated the matter.
Read the complaint. Read the court’s order.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
