The U.S. District Attorney’s Office for Connecticut said that Joel C. Reilly of Wallingford, Conn., pleaded guilty to one count of bankruptcy fraud on Wednesday after allegedly securing credit using another individual’s name, then declaring bankruptcy on their behalf for those same loans, the New Haven Register reported. Reilly “fraudulently applied for and obtained loans and lines of credit in the name of another individual... without the victim’s knowledge or permission, using her name and personal information,” according to the U.S. District Attorney's office. The outstanding debt on the loans was approximately $211,142 as of December 2016, spokesman Tom Carson said, which Reilly could not repay.
