§ 157. Bankruptcy fraud
§ 157.
Bankruptcy fraud
A person who, having devised or intending to devise a scheme or artifice to defraud and for the purpose of executing or concealing such a scheme or artifice or attempting to do so—
(1)
files a petition under title 11, including a fraudulent involuntary petition under section 303 of such title;
(2)
files a document in a proceeding under title 11; or
(3)
makes a false or fraudulent representation, claim, or promise concerning or in relation to a proceeding under title 11, at any time before or after the filing of the petition, or in relation to a proceeding falsely asserted to be pending under such title,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.