bankruptcy fraud
Insolvency-related crime
Bankruptcy fraud is the crime of deliberately deceiving a court or creditors during bankruptcy proceedings, typically by hiding assets, filing false documents, or making fraudulent claims.
Common schemes include transferring property to relatives before filing, underreporting income, or filing multiple times in different jurisdictions.
The offense carries serious federal penalties including fines and imprisonment.
The trustee discovered bankruptcy fraud when she traced hidden offshore accounts.
- hidden assetsUnreported valuable possessions
- shell companiesLegally registered but inactive businesses
- criminal penaltiesPunishments for breaking laws
- civil penaltiesNon-criminal legal sanctions
- false statementsClaims lacking truth
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