Pilcher filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection -- liquidation of assets to pay creditors -- in July 2015 while he was serving a one year sentence in federal prison in Colorado for tax fraud.
If a bankruptcy court grants a bankruptcy petition, it "discharges" or wipes away debts. Denying a discharge means creditors can try to recover what they are owed.
Former Casper businessman and convicted felon Sonny Pilcher recently identified another $730,000 he owes 10 creditors, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records.