Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOHN ROESSER, a former attorney, with abusing the bankruptcy system by making false statements under penalty of perjury and submitting falsified records. By February 2022, after years as a partner at major law firms, ROESSER owed the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) millions of dollars in income taxes and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Through multiple false statements, ROESSER lied to the Bankruptcy Court and the IRS about his purported receipt of millions of dollars in order to receive the protections of bankruptcy and keep his assets – including a multi-million-dollar residence and an Aston Martin sports car – while not paying his bills. ROESSER was arrested this morning in Bronxville, New York, and will be presented today in Manhattan federal court.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Bankruptcy is a lifeline for many people who need its protections to keep their lives together. The defendant allegedly corrupted and degraded a system that helps so many. As alleged, he manipulated the bankruptcy system by lying and falsifying bank records so that he could use its protections to keep his assets and to avoid paying his bills. And he should have known better — he used to be a lawyer. This Office will always...
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