Judge Keeps Kwok Ch. 11 Alive After Constitutional Challenge

By Aaron Keller · December 21, 2023, 10:11 PM EST

A judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday refused to shut down Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding, dismissing fears that bankruptcy exams to probe...

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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

5:23-ap-05008

Case Number

5:23-ap-05008

Court

Connecticut

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

May 16, 2023


Case Title

5:23-ap-05017

Case Number

5:23-ap-05017

Court

Connecticut

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

July 11, 2023