Legal Ethics
Lawyer Indicted for Bankruptcy Fraud Over Client Advice
Posted Oct 23, 2009 8:46 AM CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A federal indictment accuses a West Virginia lawyer of advising a couple to transfer their mobile home to their daughter before filing for bankruptcy.
Lawyer Patrick B. Anderson of Winfield faces charges of bankruptcy fraud, and fraudulent transfer and concealment of assets, according to stories in the Charleston Gazette, WSAZ News Channel 3, and WCHS Radio 58.
The indictment claims Anderson prepared the new deed and then helped the couple file for bankruptcy.
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fed up
Oct 23, 2009 12:53 PM CST
A mobile home transfer? Where are the indictments of the lawyers and bankers who helped orchestrate the financial meltdown?
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