It's difficult to generalize across jurisdictions, common criminal acts under bankruptcy statutes typically involve concealment of assets, concealment or destruction of documents, conflicts of interest, fraudulent claims, false statements or declarations, and fee fixing or redistribution arrangements. Falsifications on bankruptcy forms often constitutes perjury!! (yep, you're going to jail). Multiple filings are not in and of themselves criminal, but they may violate provisions of bankruptcy law (if you do this, then that's just stupid). In the U.S., bankruptcy fraud statutes are particularly focused on the mental state of particular actions. Meaning, did you purposely try to beat the system. Or you handicapped... etc
Whatever you do, don't think that "strategic bankruptcy" and "bankruptcy fraud" are the same thing. Please talk to a qualified Bankruptcy Lawyer in Sarasota for the difference so you don't make a bad decision.
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