The Stark County, Ohio, couple accused of ripping off craft breweries nationwide have filed for personal bankruptcy, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal reported. Jason and Amanda Spurrell, who operated the defunct SysTech Stainless Works in Canton, Ohio, filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy last month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Canton. They listed their assets as $38,273.92, with total liabilities of $377,077.95. They checked a box estimating the number of creditors at between 50 and 99. They also estimated their monthly income at $5,120. SysTech, which went out of business suddenly last year, has faced accusations and lawsuits from craft breweries around the country that it provided defective equipment or delivered no equipment at all after receiving tens of thousands of dollars in deposits. Some breweries also said they received equipment made in China when SysTech had promised American-made products.
