Former Kittery woman pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud charges

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Former Kittery woman pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud charges

Rana J. Clarizio, 46, who now lives in Oak Brook, Illinois, failed to disclose $70,000 worth of property and tried to conceal $125,000 more last year.

A former Kittery woman pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland to two counts of bankruptcy fraud for failing to disclose $70,000 worth of property and trying to conceal $125,000 more last year.

Rana J. Clarizio, 46, who now lives in Oak Brook, Illinois, tried to hide or incorrectly report lavish purchases and gifts including a Mercedes-Benz sedan, a Rolex watch, jewelry, artwork and resort memberships when she filed for bankruptcy on March 21, 2014, in Maine, according to a prosecution document.

Clarizio then lied under oath on May 2, 2014, during a meeting with creditors that focused on her 2013 sale of a house in North Hampton, New Hampshire, for $400,000 one year and one day before filing for bankruptcy, Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Clark said in the document.
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