Ryan Hayden Smith brought a successful lawsuit against Icon Customs, LLC, a classic car auto body restorer located in Aberdeen, North Carolina near Fort Bragg. Icon Customs, LLC took the money of active-duty soldiers, – bilking them out of tens of thousands of dollars – stripped their classic cars down to the frames and sold the parts instead of restoring them.
This scam was particularly easy for Icon Customs, LLC to pull off because at the time our clients were active-duty military deploying into active combat zones (i.e. Afghanistan). So, while the veterans were risking their lives fighting for our freedom, Icon Customs, LLC was ripping them off!
Not one to stand by and watch our veterans be abused, Ryan immediately took the cases and filed suit. After a tense trial, the Judge found against Icon Customs, LLC. In a statement to Fox46, Ryan stated, “These gentlemen are serving our country, and they were taken advantage of in, I think, the worst possible way.” Under the cloud of these lawsuits, and a police investigation, Icon Customs, LLC was shuttered and its owner faces up to 40 years in prison.
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