• @enleeten@discuss.online
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    46 months ago

    Wouldn’t he be able to settle the debt through bankruptcy?

    Pretty much only student loans can put you into perpetual debt in the US.

        • @lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world
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          16 months ago

          There are quite a few non-dischargeable debts. When it comes to legal judgments, if the damaged party objects to dismissal of the debt, it can remain, particularly if liens are involved. Liens can’t usually be discharged. That may be why Jones is seeking to liquidate. He can then start fresh using an company that he doesn’t own (but does control) to shield new assets. For instance, the company can provide him vehicles, a home, and an expense account. The company owns the real property, and the expense account is not considered personal income as long as it’s for “business expenses”. That limits the amount of his personal income subject to garnishment. I only hope that there’s a bidding war on Infowars so that his new company can’t afford it - and so the victims get max restitution.