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  1. July 31, 2024

    Guo Judge Wants To Know If $26.5M Mansion Will Be Safe

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ordered an alleged shell company to explain whether it will stop funding a security detail at an uninsured $26.5 million New Jersey mansion that federal prosecutors and a Chapter 11 trustee are eyeing as an asset that could reimburse a Chinese exile's creditors and fraud victims.

  2. January 04, 2024

    Kwok Trustee, Feds Get OK To Divvy Up $26M Mansion

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has approved a roadmap for prosecutors and the trustee overseeing the personal bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok to share the proceeds from the potential sale of a 21-bedroom mansion, with the parties saying the settlement looks out for creditors and alleged fraud victims.

  3. December 21, 2023

    Judge Keeps Kwok Ch. 11 Alive After Constitutional Challenge

    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 the debtor's assets would violate the accused fraudster's Fifth Amendment rights.