• orcrist@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Bankruptcy law is complicated, and certain types of criminal debt do not go away even if you file for bankruptcy.

    So it’s quite possible that if his supporters tried to fund him, either now or later, that some or all of the money could go to his victims.

    • Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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      5 months ago

      Oh indeed it is, was my daily work filing papers in cases for about 6 years. The usual deal being to list all assets and all liabilities and it’s assumed that everything is subject to discharge, but a stack of exceptions allow creditors to object and prevent their claims from being included. One exception I recall but rarely saw was judgements arising out of fraud or malicious actions.

      Sanctions always are a tool just for annoying the judge, who can really do whatever they want withing the bounds of law. Enforcing them on random 3rd parties might be difficult, but if they’re impeding the court’s work well, judges don’t take contempt actions very well typically.