Wrongful appropriation is not a civil matter
Why is a tow company wrongfully appropriating motor vehicles from a U.S. military base?
DOJ sues towing company for removing 150 vehicles from a Marine base, auctioning them
The tow company was reportedly approached by a military lawyer who informed them that they were breaking the law
Isabel Keane
10 USC 921: Art. 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation
§921. Art. 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation
(a) Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind- ¶(1) with intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or ¶(2) with intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation. ¶(b) Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 73 .)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 921(a) 921(b) | 50:715(a). 50:715(b). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 121), |
In subsection (a), the words "whatever" and "true" are omitted as surplusage. The word "it" is substituted for the words "the same" in clauses (1) and (2).
“Surplusage.” How is that for language when goods are being stolen or purloined on a military base?
So now they're deemed military “surplus” cars. No, not really military. Just vanilla SUVs and passenger cars confiscated from Marines and their family members.