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18 U.S.C. § 157

Title 18 Chapter 9 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 157. Bankruptcy fraud

A person who, having devised or intending to devise a scheme or artifice to defraud and for the purpose of executing or concealing such a scheme or artifice or attempting to do so—

  • (1) files a petition under title 11, including a fraudulent involuntary petition under section 303 of such title;
  • (2) files a document in a proceeding under title 11; or
  • (3) makes a false or fraudulent representation, claim, or promise concerning or in relation to a proceeding under title 11, at any time before or after the filing of the petition, or in relation to a proceeding falsely asserted to be pending under such title,

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