Indiana Bankruptcy Petition Preparer Sentenced in Federal Court

Ronya Phillips of Goshen, Indiana, was sentenced to serve 18 months home detention upon her plea of guilty to two counts of suborning perjury. Phillips was formerly a bankruptcy petition preparer in which she prepared bankruptcy petitions and other documents for debtors who filed cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

As part of her guilty plea, Phillips admitted that she willfully suborned and procured individuals to commit perjury by submitting materially false declarations in federal bankruptcy proceedings. Certain debtors and clients of Phillips reported that she had induced them to falsely state on their bankruptcy documents that they had paid her half the amount they had actually paid her for her services. She also persuaded her clients to testify falsely under oath as to how much they had paid her when questioned by the bankruptcy trustee. Phillips herself also submitted false sworn statements in disclosure that only disclosed half of the money she had actually received from clients.

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