Iowa developer waives bankruptcy discharge on $17.7 million in debts

Jeffrey Garth Ewing, an Iowa developer of housing communities for older adults throughout the Midwest, has agreed to waive his bankruptcy discharge of more than $17.7 million in debts following an investigation by the Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program, according to the department. The USTP said its investigation found that Ewing transferred nearly $400,000 to companies he controlled in an effort to shield the funds from his creditors.