In her April 15, 2008, schedules of assets and liabilities filed in conjunction with the bankruptcy petition, she did not list all of the properties and assets that she knew properly belonged to the bankruptcy estate. In particular, she did not list two commercial buildings in Phoenix and El Mirage, Arizona, and a vacant lot in Surprise, Arizona. She also filed monthly reports as part of the bankruptcy proceeding, which failed to disclose income from my businesses, Comer Sweeping and Mary’s Mobile Wash.
In addition to failing to disclose assets and income in the bankruptcy filing, she tried to conceal ownership interest in some of these assets by making it appear that they were owned and controlled by certain friends and relatives rather than by he. She quit-claimed the El Mirage and Surprise properties to two different relatives before filing for bankruptcy to hide my ownership interest, but she still controlled the properties. In April 2009, she paid a CPA to prepare a tax return for another relative, D.D. The return falsely reported the income and assets of her business, Comer Sweeping, as if D.D. were the owner. She forged D.D.’s signature on the tax return ad also purchased a residence in June 2009 using D.D.’s name and later sold it in December 2009, all without her knowledge.
Her bankruptcy petition was unsuccessful, and it was ultimately dismissed in December 2009. None of the debts were discharged and the creditors and the United States Trustee never discovered my concealed properties and assets. She fraudulently concealed between $400,000 and $1,000,000 in assets while the bankruptcy petition was pending.
On February 4, 2011, she filed an offer in compromise with the IRS and offered to pay $1000 to satisfy the outstanding tax debt for tax years 2003-2004 and 2006-2008.
Still owing over $1 million in federal income taxes, interest, and penalties and in fact, owed over $200,000 in taxes for 2003 alone, excluding interest and penalties. She claimed in the offer in compromise, under penalty of perjury, that she had only $60 cash on hand and would have to borrow the $1,000 from family members. Again failing to disclose ownership interest in the Phoenix, El Mirage, and Surprise properties that had been concealed during the bankruptcy proceeding.
She agreed to enter a guilty plea as indicated above on the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement. She has been advised by her attorney of the nature of the charges to which the guilty plea was made and sentencing is scheduled for June 30,2014.