Dispositions & Sentencings

Permanent U.S. Resident Loses 3rd Deportation Appeal Following Bankruptcy Fraud Conviction

04/30/20

Joe Guidice, who starred with his wife Teresa on the Bravo reality show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was denied a 3rd deportation appeal and will remain in Italy where he traveled following his release from prison on a conviction for bankruptcy fraud.  In 2014, Guidice pled guilty to bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.  A permanent resident of the United States who was born in Italy but never became a citizen, Guidice was ordered to be deported following his 41 month prison term.  For a while, he chose to stay in t

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Kansas Real Estate Developer Acquitted of More Than 100 Counts of Bankruptcy Fraud

04/28/20

A federal jury in Topeka acquitted local real estate developer Kent Lindemuth of 103 counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of perjury and six counts of money laundering in one of the biggest bankruptcy fraud cases of the year.  The indictment was announced here.  The charges arose primarily from allegations that Lindemuth failed to disclose more than 100 firearms purchased during the pendency of his chapter 11 case.  Additional bankruptcy

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California Real Estate Developer Sentenced Following Plea to Withholding Documents and Concealing Assets

02/21/20

William Garlock, a 70 year old real estate developer in California, was sentenced on February 18th to one year and one day imprisonment, a $150,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service for concealing assets in a bankruptcy case.  Garlock pleaded guilty to a superceding indictment charging him with one count of fraudulently withholding recorded information and one count of concealing assets in a bankruptcy case.

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Former Mall Owner Sentenced for Fraudulently Concealing Rents in Chapter 11 Case

02/16/20

The managing member of a company that operated the Middleton Mall in Fairmont, West Virginia was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for bankruptcy and tax fraud.  Deitrich S.

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Ponzi Scheme Operator Sentenced Following Guilty Plea to Bankruptcy Fraud

02/13/20

The operator of a sophisticated work-at-home email scheme was sentenced in U.S.

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Connecticut Man Sentenced In Identify Theft and Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme

01/23/20

A Connecticut man was sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement in a bankruptcy fraud scheme in which he stole the identity of a victim, incurred more than $200,000 in loans and lines of credit in her name, and then filed a bankruptcy petition to discharge the debt.  The defendant, Joel C. Riley, was also sentenced to make restitution in the amount of $211,142 and to a three year term of supervised release. 

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Real Estate Agent Sentenced to 6 Years Imprisonment in Scheme to Conceal Assets

01/07/20

Arvel "Ray" Henderson II, a real estate agent whose convictions we reported here, was sentenced today to six years of imprisonment and ordered to pay $37,589 in restitution for stealing public funds, concealing assets in his chapter 7 case, and bankruptcy fraud.  The sentence imposed will run concurrently to 30 month sentence previously imposed for money laundering.

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Real Estate Agent Convicted of Concealing Accounts, Wire Transfers and Automobiles

11/23/19

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.

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OATH Corporation CEO Sentenced Following Guilty Plea to Bankruptcy Fraud

11/13/19

U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced David Martin “Marty” Golloher to three years in federal prison for wire fraud, tax fraud, and bankruptcy fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Golloher had pleaded guilty on August 30, 2019.

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