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Myrtle Beach Man Indicted for Bankruptcy Fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office October 28, 2009
  • District of South Carolina (803) 929-3000

COLUMBIA, SC—United States Attorney W. Walter Wilkins stated today that Anthony Randall Simmons, age 44, of Myrtle Beach, was charged with bankruptcy fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 152(1).

Federal authorities contend that Simmons fraudulently concealed from the United States Trustee certain property that he was required to disclose in his bankruptcy filings. Specifically, investigators allege that Simmons failed to report the $95,000.00 sale of an asset that should have been part of his bankruptcy estate for the potential benefit of his creditors.

The maximum penalty Simmons could receive is a fine of $250,000.00 and imprisonment for five years.

Mr. Wilkins stated that the case was investigated by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and that he has assigned the case to Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day, II, of the Florence office for prosecution.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges in this Indictment are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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