Bankruptcy Fraud
Gary Peel

 

Bankruptcy Attorney Gary Peel's strategy to prevail in his divorce may cost him his legal license and prison time.

Peel allegedly threatened to expose pornography pictures of his spouse unless she agreed to his terms.

 

 

 

 

Gary Peel Prosecution

January 28, 2007
Update on Gary Peel's bankruptcy fraud and obstruction case

Illinois-based attorney, Gary Peel, was indicted in the Southern District of Illinois on charges of bankruptcy bribery, obstruction of justice, and possessing child pornography.

In a nutshell, the indictment charges that Peel threatened to expose sexually explicit photos of his ex-wife's 16 year old sister if his ex-wife did not drop her objection to the discharging of certain debts owed to her by Peel and sign a new settlement agreement modifying Peel's financial obligations following the parties' divorce.

These are unique allegations to say the least, and the case is a rare prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 152(6), which prohibits knowingly and fraudulently giving, offering, receiving or attempting to obtain any money, property, remuneration, compensation, reward, advantage or promise thereof for acting or refraining from acting in a bankruptcy case.

Several defense motions to dismiss various of the charges have been denied thus far, as has the defendant's motion to sever the bankruptcy fraud and obstruction charges from the child pornography charges.

In the latest development, the prosecution has requested a Daubert hearing on the issue of the relevance of proposed expert testimony of defense witness Thomas Hoops, CPA. More updates on this issue and the motions to dismiss later this week.

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