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Arvel "Ray" Henderson II, a real estate agent, was convicted this week of theft of public money, concealment of assets, and bankruptcy fraud in the Northern District of Ohio.  Henderson was registered as a Section 8 landlord with the Lucas County Metropolitan Housing Authority and received rents from the LCMHA in connection with certain properties.  He transferred one of the properties but continued to receive rents to which he was not entitled for three years, defrauding LCMHA of approximately $22,589.

According to a press release from the U.S.

A 36 count indictment filed today (April 10) charged high profile California attorney Michael Avennati with a host of charges related to bank fraud, tax fraud and bankruptcy fraud.  The indictment is available here.  According to the four bankruptcy fraud charges, Avennati, submitted, under penalty of perjury, monthly operating reports on behalf of a law firm Eagan Avennati a debtor and debtor in possession, that failed to report all of the firm’s accounts receivable

According to this press release, Rebecca Buell was sentenced today to three years probation and 150 hours of community service following a guilty plea to concealing assets in her chapter 7 bankruptcy case.  Buell failed to disclose to the trustee a $38,960.53 inheritance.  She was ordered to make restitution in that amount as part of the sentence.

Updating a story we reported here, Margaret Diekemper was sentenced to two years of probation and a $500 fine for her role in a bankruptcy fraud scheme in the Southern District of Illinois following a plea agreement reached with the government last November.  Diekemper was also prohibited from any contact with her husband - whose sentencing hearing is scheduled for next month.  Federal prosecutors asked U.S.