Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,787 in Re John E. Tully, Debtor. Henry J. Boroff, Trustee in Bankruptcy of John E. Tully v. John E. Tully

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

It was Sir Walter Scott who remarked the inevitability of the “tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” W. Scott, Marmion, canto VI, st. 17 (1808). This appeal sounds much that same theme. It centers around the quest of John E. Tully, debtor/appellant, for a discharge in bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court refused to grant the discharge on the ground that Tully knowingly failed to disclose material information when required. The district court upheld the denial. We affirm.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The appellant operated a rubbish disposal business as a sole…