In a recent Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, a creditor/plaintiff accused the debtor of obtaining financing under false pretenses, misrepresentation and fraud and asked the bankruptcy court to make the debt nondischargeable. The situation is...
In a recent bankruptcy case a debtor who habitually lied about his income to get credit cards is facing up to 90 years in jail for lying to three credit card companies about his...
Former U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee Marika Tolz, who was convicted of misappropriating bankruptcy estate funds, was sentenced to 81 months in jail, followed by 3 years of supervised release, 18 months of which will be...
A debtor who was convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 2004 has been finally apprehended by authorities in Mexico and put in jail. Farris, 49, the former owner of Farris Gallery in St. Louis, was...
After failing to report debts she incurred using stolen identities, Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor, Ramie Marston is facing bankruptcy fraud charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Al Rubega told those jurors that Marston filed for bankruptcy...
Court-appointed receiver and bankruptcy trustee Marika Tolz has been charged with felony fraud after allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars from bankruptcy cases since 2003. Tolz stands accused of misappropriating at least $16 million in...
In a recent bankruptcy case here in Texas, a debtor failed to disclose a pending lawsuit judgment and other assets to the bankruptcy court. The debtor's deception cost the creditors and the city money...
