A Mobile woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for lying in a Bankruptcy Court proceeding.
According to court documents, Lucinda ‘Lou’ Miller, 48, of Mobile, was convicted of making false statements under oath in a bankruptcy proceeding.
United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced her to be supervised by a United States Probation officer for five years, the first year of which she will be on home confinement with electronic monitoring.
Miller was in Chapter 13 bankruptcy in 2020, when she obtained the court’s permission to buy a car. In a written order, the bankruptcy judge authorized Miller to spend no more than $18,000 on this purchase.
In a ploy to unlawfully squat in a home, Miller offered to purchase a home for $450,000. When the seller’s realtor pressed Miller’s realtor to provide proof of funds for the purchase, Miller delivered to her realtor a falsified order purporting to authorize her to purchase a home for up to $500,000, altered from the legitimate order permitting her to buy a car.
Miller’s realtor then provided the false court order to the seller’s realtor. The seller’s realtor contacted the Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s office to verify the order’s validity. The clerk’s office notified the court of the fake order, and ultimately, Miller lied under oath in a bankruptcy proceeding when she said she knew nothing about it.
Miller, who has filed for bankruptcy in Mobile eleven times since 1995, has been barred by the bankruptcy court judge whose order she faked from filing for bankruptcy anywhere in the United States for 30 months due to her abuse of the bankruptcy court proceedings.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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