Legal Opinion
Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,034 United States of America v. Judith E. White and Richard L. White
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1989No. 88-1925, 88-1926PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Richard White and his wife Judith were convicted of bankruptcy fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152. Mr. White was fined $25,000 and given a short prison sentence, which the judge suspended; both Whites were ordered to provide community service for several months.
Richard White (“White”) was a principal of a corporation named White Petroleum, which owned gas stations in Indiana and Ohio. Mrs. White, a nurse, was not directly involved in her husband’s business activities. In 1983 White Petroleum declared bankruptcy, pulling the Whites down with it because they had made…
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