Pedro C. Franco, 32, Salina, Kan., has been charged with bankruptcy fraud according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Franco is charged with one count of making a false declaration in a case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas, one count of making a false statement under oath and one count of using a false Social Security number. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in 2008 and 2009 in Sedgwick County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The U.S. Trustees Office and the Social Security Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Kenney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Befort are prosecuting.