Kwok Can't Use 5th Amendment As Ch. 11 Shield, Judge Says

By Aaron Keller · November 9, 2023, 6:33 PM EST

A Connecticut federal judge has trounced an attempt by Chinese exile and alleged criminal fraudster Ho Wan Kwok to use the U.S. Constitution to avoid documenting his assets for a Chapter...

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Bankruptcy Scorecard

Summary

Exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok filed for bankruptcy in February 2022 a week after he was hit with $134 million in civil contempt fees in a New York state court

Case Number

5:22-bk-50073

Judge

Julie A. Manning

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$373 million

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Case Information

Case Title

Ho Wan Kwok

Case Number

5:22-bk-50073

Court

Connecticut

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

February 15, 2022


Case Title

USA v. GUO

Case Number

1:23-cr-00118

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

March 06, 2023


Case Title

In re: Kwok et al

Case Number

3:23-cv-01068

Court

Connecticut

Nature of Suit

Bankruptcy Appeal (801)

Date Filed

August 09, 2023