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Tesoro Developer Files Bankruptcy on Two Projects
A developer has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on two projects in a high-end community in Port St. Lucie, Florida known as Tesoro.

Bankruptcies Increase in South Florida
Personal and business-related bankruptcies rose in number in 2008 in the South Florida area and officials are expecting that the numbers will continue to rise in 2009.

At Pharmed, Brothers in Arms and in Fraud
Two brothers, Carlos and Jorge de Cespedes, owners of the bankrupt Pharmed Group Holdings Inc., have been sentenced to nine years in prison for health care fraud and tax

Florida Business Bankruptcies Highest Since 1990
Over 1,400 businesses filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida in the year 2008

Florida Businessman Sentenced For Bankruptcy Fraud
As conditions of supervised release, LeNeve was also ordered, among other things, to cooperate fully with the Internal Revenue Service, and, upon request of the

Pensacola Man Convicted of Bankruptcy Fraud
Evidence at trial proved that the McPhersons devised a scheme to defraud the Bankruptcy Court. McPherson’s wife, Jeanette McPherson, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition

Orlando Man Charged in Bankruptcy Fraud Case
According to the indictment, Alameda filed a bankruptcy petition which had a false social security number and forged signatures, and which failed to list bankruptcy petit

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Means Testing
Most chapter 7 debtors will complete for means testing purposes

Bankruptcy Fraud Case
According to the Indictment, Garnett filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and fraudulently concealed his interest in certain properties located in Delray Beach, Florida, from the

United States Bankruptcy Court in Florida Appoints Lee Ann Bennett as Clerk of the Court
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of the busiest bankruptcy courts in the nation. Last year, over 64,000 bankruptcy cases were

Changes to Bankruptcy Forms
forms and the instructions for a fourth form will be revised effective April 9, 2006, as a result of the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005