Kentucky Woman Faces Arson & Bankruptcy Fraud Charges

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A federal Grand Jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has recently charged Debra Fowler Kessinger with one count of maliciously damaging and destroying, and attempting to damage and destroy, a Dollar General Store, by means of fire. She was also charged in a separate, two-count superseding indictment with bankruptcy fraud. From an article in the  Bowling Green Daily News, the indictment states that “beginning in April 2008 and continuing through December 2009, Kessinger devised a scheme to defraud her creditors, the U.S. trustee and the bankruptcy court by submitting a fraudulent Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, which concealed and failed to disclose the purchase and possession of property, and the receipt and transfer of life insurance proceeds and retirement benefits of her late husband to the bank accounts of family members and others for her own benefit”. If convicted, the news report continues, Kessinger faces five to 20 years in prison for the arson charge, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. She also faces forfeiture of property, no more than 10 years in prison for bankruptcy fraud and a fine of $500,000. This case is being prosecuted by an Assistant United States Attorney and is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Bankruptcy fraud is a federal crime.  The attorneys at Client First Bankruptcy take their obligation seriously.  Our attorneys approach each case with care and precision and we request relevant documentation to be able to protect its clients from allegations like these.  Don’t go to less experienced or less careful attorneys who try to sell you on ‘fast relief’ or ‘speedy filings’.  Haste can lead to more serious problems than those that caused the client to seek representation in the first place. The Client First Bankruptcy attorneys are among the most knowledgeable consumer bankruptcy attorneys in the country, representing thousands of clients in consumer bankruptcy cases. Call us toll-free at 800-383-6004 Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Central Time. You can also log onto our easy-to-navigate, interactive website at www.clientfirstbankruptcy.com at any time for current and accurate information on filing your Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.