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TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Can You Be A</B></I><I><B>Victim</B></I><I><B> ?</B></I></div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B><U>Victim Profile</U></B></FONT></div> <div> Anyone filing or related to someone filing bankruptcy, or small creditors, is a potential victim.  Several basic characteristics will tell you if you are a potential victim.  They are:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lack of experience and knowledge with bankruptcy rules and the judicial system</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Respect for authority figures</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Respect for the law</div> <bR> <div> That means any law abiding citizen not educated in bankruptcy law is a potential victim for the Chapter 7 trustees and attorneys colluding with them to perpetrate fraud, embezzlement and extortion under color and claim of official right.   We use "Chapter 7 trustees" because of the many cases filed as Chapter 11 that are converted to Chapter 7.  Once a case is converted to "liquidation," the Chapter 7 trustee seeks assets which pays his/her commission-based compensation.  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>What you own can also mark you as a potential victim.</B></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ownership in any real estate located anywhere</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Having a co-owner of your home</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Beneficiary of a Trust, or being married to the Trustee of a Trust</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Filing individual bankruptcy and your spouse does not file</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Having an IRA or other exempt retirement account</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Being Plaintiff in a lawsuit</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Being a party in a pending divorce proceeding, or </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Being divorced with a disgruntled ex-spouse</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Anticipating an income tax return in excess of a thousand dollars</div> <bR> <div> Some attorneys have intentionally mislead their clients in these matters, setting them up for charges of fraud filed by the Chapter 7 trustees.  In addition, some cases demonstrate that the non filing spouse is charged with false charges and coerced into agreeing to a "<I><B>settlement</B></I>."</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Who you are can also mark you as a victim.</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Working class:</B>  Fraud restricts victims by robbing them of their money.  Since victims are already in desperate financial straits when counseling with an attorney on bankruptcy, they automatically qualify as someone that cannot afford legal fees to challenge false charges, neither filing fees nor legal fees to appeal unlawful decisions.  </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pro Se</B>, that is, filing your bankruptcy without using an attorney, or representing yourself after your attorney abandons you.  Bankruptcy trustees and bankruptcy judges appear to take pleasure in denigrating and humiliating their pro se victims by suggesting they are too stupid to understand the law.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Self-employed.</B>  As long as you are able to make money, the trustees will find a way of making you agree to give them monthly payments for significant periods of time, although there is no guarantee that business will support the payments to the trustee in addition to living and business expenses.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Perpetrators of financial confidence crimes committed under color of official right operate to convince their victims that:</B></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">There is something of benefit for the victim to receive in exchange for submitting to the extortion scheme.  (Such as, giving the trustee $5,000 to drop false charges is less than having to pay $25,000 of debts declared in the bankruptcy.)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">There is reason for the victim to fear not being able to recover from the acts they are threatened with unless they submit to the extortion scheme, (such as imprisonment on false charges; not having their bankruptcy discharge granted; being slandered and humiliated in court by a hostile witness).</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The perpetrators have influence and control over the Judge and court personnel so that they will win the case, regardless of the law and evidence.  (And, they do have such influence and conspiracy.  Therefore, victims cannot, and will not receive justice.)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Laugh at the suggestion that federal law enforcement will be contacted and provided with evidence of corruption.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Prey upon fear.  Providing your personal information, including the names of your dependents, makes you vulnerable to victimization.  Bankruptcy petitions contain such personal information.  If a bankruptcy trustee wants to enact harmful retribution upon debtors, they have personal information at their disposal.  Reminding you that they have your personal information, including names of your dependents, is considered a threat to coerce you into agreeing with their unlawful demands.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>