Eviction case provides clues in nationwide moving fraud investigation

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Updated: 6:52 PM CDT Aug 20, 2026

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Matt Flener

KMBC 9 News Investigative Reporter

An eviction case is revealing new clues that could help federal investigators solve a nationwide household moving scheme linked to the New Jersey-based company Howards Vanlines.

KMBC has investigated Howards for months as the U.S. Department of Transportation is looking into more than 100 moving fraud claims with the company.

Customers track missing items to warehouse in New Jersey as complaints against moving company grow

Customers of Howards have told KMBC 9 Investigates they are upcharged thousands of dollars on moving day, their stuff never arrives, or when it does, it is broken or missing. It is a story playing out across the United States with multiple moving companies that have formed a complicated network of brokers and movers, often taking advantage of unsuspecting people.

Some Howards customers have used GPS trackers to link their items to a warehouse in the 500 block of Olive Street in Leavenworth.

The building is nondescript, rented by a different company, Logistic Moving Services, LLC of Tucker, Georgia. But public records show that company is administratively dissolved.

The warehouse's owners, Donald and Kelly Cline, want Logistic out of their property. They filed eviction papers against the company last month, saying Logistic owed thousands in back rent and overdue bills. They are getting calls from Howards customers, too, desperate to get reunited with their belongings.

Meanwhile, boxes are piled high inside.

KMBC has documented multiple moving crews going in and out of the building over the past few weeks, as the Clines say someone has broken the locks they changed.

"Just hold them accountable," said Donald Cline, when asked what he would recommend to federal investigators.

"These people need their stuff. We don't want anything to do with it," said Kelly Cline. "We just want to give it back."

But the Clines are struggling, legally, to do that.

Thursday, a man who identified himself as Eli Hasut showed up to court to fight the eviction, after a last-minute motion he filed in the case.

In court paperwork, he identified himself only as Eli. He did not have an attorney, but said he did not have time to review the eviction paperwork. The judge eventually granted an extension of time for Hasut to get an attorney and plead his case.

The name was familiar to KMBC 9 Investigates.

A man with a similar name shows up in a database for Trunk, a moving industry research company that provides transparency with federal moving records.

Trunk found Logistic shared the same Georgia address as Handle With Care Moving and Transportation LLC, a carrier with 147 complaints whose authority was revoked in March 2026.

Both are linked to an individual named Moran Eli Hasut (also known as Elad Hasut, Eli Davis, Allan Davis), according to Trunk. FMCSA's own registration system lists Hasut as the officer of Handle With Care.

Eli Hasut in Leavenworth on Thursday did not answer a direct question from KMBC if he is linked to companies with any revoked licenses, as he walked out of the courthouse. He also declined to answer any questions about the items in the warehouse, Howards or whether he is linked to any bait-and-switch moving schemes.

Meanwhile, the Clines will have to wait longer until they can evict Logistic from their building.

Both are worried all the items may be gone, soon, wondering if authorities can step in to help.

"I want everyone to get reconnected with their belongings," Kelly Cline said.

If you have a tip about this situation or believe your items may be in the Leavenworth warehouse, email investigates@kmbc.com.