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Bankruptcy Declaration Voids Court Ordered Restitution

Loaded on July 15, 1990 published in Prison Legal News July, 1990, page 3
Filed under: Money/Property, Restitution, Bankruptcy. Location: Pennsylvania.
On May 29, 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that criminals can avoid paying restitution for their crimes by declaring bankruptcy. The court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, held that restitution orders as part of criminal sentences are "debt" under the federal bankruptcy laws and as a result can ...

 

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