Des Moines Woman Sentenced on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
| U.S. Attorney’s Office March 04, 2009 |
DES MOINES, IA—On March 4, 2009, Terri Terese Irvin, 46, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced to a term of 8 months’ imprisonment in connection with a conviction for bankruptcy fraud, announced United States Attorney Matthew G. Whitaker. On February 25, 2008, Ms. Irvin entered a guilty plea to one count of bankruptcy fraud for filing a series of repetitive bankruptcy proceedings in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 in an attempt to defraud her creditors.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, United States District Court Judge James Gritzner ordered Irvin to serve three years of supervised release following her incarceration as well as being ordered to pay a special $100 assessment to the Crime Victim Fund.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Trustee’s Office. This case was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.