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April 30, 2025

Fraudulent ‘Omission’ Isn’t a ‘Statement’ for Nondischargeability Purposes, BAP Says

If a fraudulent omission were a ‘statement,’ the BAP explains why nondischargeability would be almost impossible to prove.

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Opinion Link

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https://abi-opinions.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Manion.pdf

Case Details

Case Citation

Manion v. Strategic Funding Source Inc. (In re Manion), 24-1008 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. March 19, 2025)

Case Name

Manion v. Strategic Funding Source Inc. (In re Manion)

Case Type

Court

9th Circuit

Bankruptcy Tags

Fraud

Discharge/Dischargeability

Comments

Submitted by Kevin Gleason on April 30, 2025

Two days after the Manion case was published, SCOTUS publised Thompson v U.S., in which the Court held that statements which are misleading, but not false are not within the criminal statute which punishes "knowingly making any false statement." In Thompson, the borrower omitted information, but did not lie. How is that different from whatn Manion did?