Legal Opinion
United States v. Spurlin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2011No. 10-31128PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Brian and Debra Spurlin were convicted of concealment of bankruptcy estate assets, 18 U.S.C. § 152(1), for knowingly and fraudulently withholding their interests in certain properties from their bankruptcy filings, and false oaths and statements in bankruptcy, 18 U.S.C. § 152(3), for a false answer they gave on a bankruptcy questionnaire. Mr. Spurlin was also convicted of bankruptcy fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 157(1), for filing for bankruptcy to effect and conceal a fraudulent scheme whereby he took money he was supposedly holding in escrow for a company with whom he was…
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