- 11 U.S.C.
Ryan v. United States (In re Ryan)
Jul
31
2007
Ruling
Costs of federal criminal prosecution imposed as part of sentence were excepted from discharge.
Procedural posture
The debtor filed a chapter 13 petition listing only an obligation owed to the United States government, identified as the unpaid costs of prosecution imposed on the debtor as part of a federal criminal sentence. The debtor then filed an adversary complaint to determine whether that obligation would be dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a)(3).
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