Velde v. Thiel, No. 18-6003 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's judgement revoking debtor's discharge. The panel held that the bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that debtor knowingly and fraudulently failed to surrender his income tax refunds to the trustee. In this case, the bankruptcy court's view that the evidence demonstrated that debtor acted knowingly and fraudulently was permissible, even assuming debtor's view was also permissible. The panel held that debtor's remaining arguments did not persuade it otherwise.
Court Description: Nail, Author, with Schermer and Dow, Bankruptcy Judges] Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. The bankruptcy court did not err in revoking debtor's discharge in this Chapter 7 proceeding as debtor knowingly and fraudulently failed to surrender his income tax refunds to the Trustee. [ July 25, 2018
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