- Citation:
- Per Curiam: unpublished and not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
- Tag(s):
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- Ruling:
- Conviction for bankruptcy fraud and 35-month prison sentence affirmed for individual chapter 7 debtor where the jury found the debtor knowingly and fraudulently concealed a pending personal injury lawsuit from her bankruptcy trustee in violation of 18 U.S.C. 152(1).
- Procedural context:
- Direct appeal from criminal conviction entered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
- Facts:
- Individual debtor filed chapter 7 petition in April 2003. She did not disclose a then-pending personal injury lawsuit on her bankruptcy schedule. Her personal injury suit settled on July 31, 2003. She gave the bulk of her net proceeds, $200,000, to her boss to deposit into his bank account. She received a discharge on August 13, 2003, and retrieved the $200,000 from her boss the next day. Her chapter 7 trustee learned of the assets, reopened her case, and recovered $205,000 from her. She was indicted for multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. 152 relating to her failure to disclose the personal injury suit in her bankruptcy case.
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