O2 Concealment of Property Belonging to the Estate of a Bankruptcy Debtor

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Instruction
O2
Statute
18 U.S.C. § 152(1)
Edition
Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
Official source
Official PDF, page 104

Elements

Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.

The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:

(1) on or about the date charged, a bankruptcy case docketed as case number __________ was pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the _______ District of ________, and ______________ [doing business as _______________] was the Debtor;

(2) the property or an interest in the property described in the indictment was a part of the Debtor’s bankruptcy estate; and

(3) the Defendant knowingly and fraudulently concealed the property from creditors or from the [Bankruptcy Administrator] [United States Trustee] who had responsibility for the control or custody of the property.

Related practice page

Bankruptcy Fraud Charges in Miami

Official source: Official PDF, page 104

Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.

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