A bankruptcy judge has issued sanctions against the president of a San Antonio-area oil field service company involved in allegations that business records were burned after a subpoena was issued for them to be turned over. Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta found that Frank Thomas “Tom” Shumate Jr.
Bankrupt San Antonio-area company’s reps had books, records burned, trustee alleges in lawsuit Gargotta said he will order that trustee John Patrick 'Pat' Lowe, who is administering the Chapter 7 case, is entitled to take possession of business records and computer servers, wherever they may be, as part of the sanctions. He also ruled that Lowe and his lawyers will have the right to access the Corpus Christi and Midland offices of Cinch and related businesses.
Burned and buried records: Here's the latest on bankrupt San Antonio-area oil-field service company He answered questions from the witness stand for a little more than two hours, indicating he took a hands-off approach to Cinch and let others run the business. Boyd asked Shumate if he had read court documents in various litigation involving some of his businesses. “Sir, I don’t have a college education,” Shumate answered.