Alexandria Man Indicted on Federal Bankruptcy Fraud Charges; Case Undecided
Edward Joseph Sieja, 47, is charged in the Western District of Louisiana with concealing assets and making false statements in a Chapter 7 case. The charges are unproven, he has not been tried, and the case has not been decided.
**The case described here is an open, undecided one.** Edward Joseph Sieja, 47, of Alexandria, has been indicted in the on federal bankruptcy fraud charges, according to reporting by KALB and KEDM. The case was announced on August 12, 2026. It is at the charging stage only: nothing in the available record shows a plea, a trial, a verdict, a sentence, a dismissal or any other resolution. No court has decided whether the allegations are true.
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The charges are concealing assets, making false statements and perjury — listed in the announcements as Concealing Assets in Bankruptcy Filings and Making False Statements Under Penalty of Perjury. Both outlets reported that Sieja faces . That figure is a statutory maximum tied to a conviction that has not occurred.
Accounts of the alleged conduct differ in detail, and the two available reports cannot be reconciled from the record.
KALB reported that prosecutors allege Sieja filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in August 2021 seeking to discharge more than $3.5 million in debt, and hid the transfer and purchase of multiple Alexandria properties using undisclosed commission income from construction contracts with Louisiana companies. According to that account, the properties were purchased in the name of another individual, but Sieja allegedly arranged the transactions, provided the funds and did not disclose them to the bankruptcy court. KALB reported the indictment also alleges he failed to disclose bank accounts, more than $1 million in gross income, business interests and the donation of a $28,000 vehicle, despite declaring under penalty of perjury that his filings were true and correct.
KEDM reported that the government alleges the Chapter 7 petition was filed on August 24, 2021, again seeking discharge of more than $3.5 million in debt, and that the concealment of the Alexandria property transfers and purchases — bought in another individual's name using undisclosed commission income from construction contracts — occurred both before and during the bankruptcy. KEDM reported the undisclosed items as bank accounts at two financial institutions, over $1 million in gross income, other business interests and the donation of a vehicle valued at $28,000, and reported that Sieja declared under penalty of perjury that his filings were true and then reaffirmed those statements under oath.
KEDM reported the investigation was conducted by the FBI, the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) and IRS – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).
Everything above is an allegation contained in an indictment. As of the August 12, 2026 announcement, and in everything available in the record since, the case remains pending and undecided; readers encountering this story later should not treat any part of it as a finding of guilt.
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