First Circuit: US v. Manso-Cepeda

Bankruptcy

A denial of discharge due to insufficient record-keeping in the pre-petition period is not a strict liability standard, but can be offset by a justification that is objectively reasonable.

Claiming that the petitioner was not the true principal for the assets in question is insufficient basis for denying discharge based on the unexplained dissipation of assets.

http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/15-9005P-01A.pdf