Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 155


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 155. Fee agreements in cases under title 11 and receiverships

      Whoever, being a party in interest, whether as a debtor,
    creditor, receiver, trustee or representative of any of them, or
    attorney for any such party in interest, in any receivership or
    case under title 11 in any United States court or under its
    supervision, knowingly and fraudulently enters into any agreement,
    express or implied, with another such party in interest or attorney
    for another such party in interest, for the purpose of fixing the
    fees or other compensation to be paid to any party in interest or
    to any attorney for any party in interest for services rendered in
    connection therewith, from the assets of the estate, shall be fined
    under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.



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