ALBANY – A rabbi and his wife have been denied bankruptcy relief by a judge who found that they persistently lied about their income and expenses.

In an uncommon denial of discharge, Chief Northern District Bankruptcy Judge Robert Littlefield Jr. said the petition of Daniel and Susan Wolpe was littered with falsehoods. Littlefield denied the debtors the fresh start they sought under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

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