1.   Bankruptcy fraud is to a great extent a small business problem, officials said.

2.   But they were unable to quantify how much money is lost to bankruptcy fraud or to say whether bankruptcy fraud has increased in recent years.

3.   Hall pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

4.   He pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan to securities fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud.

5.   Other Justice Department officials say bankruptcy fraud and whistle-blower lawsuits involving government fraud, like procurement fraud, have also been on the rise.

6.   The imprisonment of her second husband, Roe Messner, on bankruptcy fraud is now tucked neatly in the past, too.

7.   The suit is the second this week in which Movitz has accused Symington of bankruptcy fraud.

8.   Tucker, who is awaiting a liver transplant, is also facing a second criminal trial on charges that he evaded taxes and committed bankruptcy fraud.

9.   But its fortunes faded with those of Brennan, who ran afoul of securities regulators and eventually was convicted of bankruptcy fraud.

10.   Federal prosecutors said Brennan gave them letters shortly before his trial on bankruptcy fraud and money laundering charges.