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Area Man Admits To Elaborate Years-Long Bankruptcy Fraud Area Man Admits To Elaborate Years-Long Bankruptcy Fraud
Area Man Admits To Elaborate Years-Long Bankruptcy Fraud A Connecticut man has admitted to his role in an elaborate scheme to defraud a woman out of more than $200,000 as part of a bankruptcy fraud scam. Wallingford resident Joel Riley, 47, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of bankruptcy fraud for his role in the scheme that lasted for several years. Between April 2015 and July the following year, Riley fraudulently applied for and obtained loans and lines of credit in the name of his victim, without her permission or knowledge. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that by December 2016, the outstanding debt on the illegally secured…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Man Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud, ID Theft Offenses CT Man Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud, ID Theft Offenses
CT Man Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud, ID Theft Offenses A 46-year-old Connecticut man was arrested on Monday, May 7 on a criminal complaint charging him with bankruptcy fraud, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and identity theft. John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that in December 2016, Joel C. Riley of Wallingford visited an attorney claiming that he had power of attorney for another individual (the “victim”) who was ill, and that he wanted to file a bankruptcy petition on the victim’s behalf.  The attorney told Riley that the attorney needed to meet with the victim in person to …

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by Jon Craig