Bankruptcy
Feb. 16, 2012
Bankruptcy judges on the lookout for scams
Bankruptcy judges in Southern California are trying to identify nonlawyers who cheat consumers while claiming to help them file for bankruptcy protection.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - Bankruptcy judges in Southern California are trying to identify non-lawyers who cheat consumers while claiming to help them file for bankruptcy protection.
In a series of special hearings, Central District judges have brought so-called "petition preparers" to court and ordered at least some of them to pay back excessive fees they took from their poor clients.
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