FRANKFORT, Ky. — Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday that C & P Garage has been shut down after the Hardin County Circuit Court granted a temporary restraining order against the organization accused of taking advantage of Kentucky veterans.
C & P Garage, based in Radcliff, claimed to help veterans access federal benefits, but investigators revealed the business misused funds and was never authorized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Operating since 2019, the organization presented itself as an “all-volunteer” group funded by private donations. However, the complaint alleges that so-called volunteers were regularly paid, and more than $125,000 of the organization’s funds were spent on gambling and restaurants.
Despite promoting itself as staffed by “VA Claim Consultants” on its website, no one affiliated with C & P Garage was ever accredited by the VA, as required by federal law. This led to delays and denials of veterans’ benefits. In 2023, the VA ordered the organization to cease illegal activities, but it continued operating.
“The men and women who wore the nation’s uniform protected our freedoms and deserve the benefits they’ve earned,” said Attorney General Coleman. “It’s our privilege to protect Kentucky’s veterans from this organization that has preyed on them for years.”
The complaint alleges that C & P Garage and its affiliates violated Kentucky’s Consumer Protection Act.
The Attorney General’s Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) led the probe, with Assistant Attorneys General Paul Fata and Andrew Eveslage representing the Commonwealth in court.
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