Saturday, March 19, 2011

Lawyer for former business partner asks that Peggy Newton bankruptcy be delayed until criminal proceedings are finished


In documents filed Feb. 24 in federal bankruptcy court, the lawyer for former Evergreen and Amber co-owner Diane Pine asked that her former partner Peggy Newton's bankruptcy be delayed until the criminal case against Mrs. Newton is finished.

A federal grand jury indicted Mrs. Newton on 25 counts of fraud and forgery, alleging that she stole hundreds of thousands from Ms. Pine and the business.

The debtor obviously has an interest in getting a bankruptcy discharge and having a fresh start. A stay order from this Court will delay this. However, Debtor has voluntarily filed her bankruptcy case and as such, has availed
herself of federal bankruptcy laws and the jurisdiction of this Court. A discharge and fresh start are not given a rubber stamp. Additionally, the Debtor has engaged in conduct that resulted in a grand jury filing a 25-Count Federal Indictment. This misconduct by Debtor offsets her interest in getting a bankruptcy discharge. It is conceivable that Debtor won't have any fresh start until her criminal case has reached disposition.

A telephone conference on the request to delay the bankruptcy proceedings has been scheduled for 11 a.m. April 12.

Previous Turner Report posts on Peggy Newton can be found at this link.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's fine with me.

Anonymous said...

Not saying what Peggy did was right by any stretch. However, what Rita Hunter did was so much worse and she has gotten no
charges as of yet. Wonder if everyone has forgotten. Her actions were against our elderly and incapicitated. UNFORGIVEABLE IN MY ESTIMATION.
Yet nothing has been done, guess it was swept under the rug, she put too many other people in high places at risk. Judges and lawyers and prosecutors.
Feds been investigating how long now Randy?
Bunch of bull....

Anonymous said...

Was it Rita Hunter's husband who made such a poor showing of himself in the Congressional race?

He thought he had a job lined up with Billy Long but got left off of the gravy train.

And yes, Rita Hunter gave the term 'pond scum' a whole new meaning by stealing from those who depended upon her.

I guess you all know that Peggy and Rita are very, very good friends.

Anonymous said...

Peggy, try the insanity plea. It should work because you are certified.