http://www.tampabay.com/news/in-bankruptcy-debtors-hide-assets-and-pay-the-price/1151779
In 2006, authorities say, Richard Likane of Tampa got a mortgage after telling the lender he was making $12,324 a month as manager of an Italian restaurant.
But tax returns submitted in his 2008 bankruptcy case correctly stated that the only income he had in 2006 was $44.
After the FBI investigated those and other discrepancies between mortgage applications and Likane's bankruptcy filing, he was indicted last year on a charge of mail fraud affecting a financial institution — and faces up to 30 years in prison.
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In 2006, authorities say, Richard Likane of Tampa got a mortgage after telling the lender he was making $12,324 a month as manager of an Italian restaurant.
But tax returns submitted in his 2008 bankruptcy case correctly stated that the only income he had in 2006 was $44.
After the FBI investigated those and other discrepancies between mortgage applications and Likane's bankruptcy filing, he was indicted last year on a charge of mail fraud affecting a financial institution — and faces up to 30 years in prison.
Are you listening South Florida?
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