Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency v. Kozlowski (In re Kozlowski)

OPINION REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

Thomas J. Tucker, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. Introduction

Defendant, Stanley R. Kozlowski, III, is a debtor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case who allegedly owes a debt to the Plaintiff, the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (the “Agency”). The debt includes a statutory penalty for fraud. The alleged fraud was in Defendant knowingly making false statements to the Agency in order to obtain unemployment benefits for which he was not eligible.

Plaintiff alleges that Defendant owes a total of $14,838.68 for unemployment benefit…