Two people in Hardin County have been indicted for allegedly taking advantage of Kentucky veterans, according to the Kentucky attorney general’s office.
A Hardin County Grand Jury indicted 65-year-old Carlos Fernandez and 60-year-old Patricia Parrott, both of Radcliff, for theft by unlawful taking (greater than $10,000, less than $1 million), a class C felony.
Fernandez and Parrott operated C & P Garage (aka Compensation & Pension Garage) beginning in 2019 and presented itself as an “all-volunteer” organization that uses private donations to support veterans and their families.
“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,” according to the attorney general’s office.
Although C & P Garage’s website claimed its staff were “VA Claim Consultants,” the attorney general’s office said 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,” according to the attorney general’s office. “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.”
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
