August 18, 2023
A bankruptcy judge in Connecticut on Friday held a media group founded by former White House adviser Steve Bannon and since-incarcerated Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok in contempt of court for failing to respond to Rule 2004 examinations in Kwok's Chapter 11 case.
August 15, 2023
Four alleged creditors will be deposed about their relationship with Ho Wan Kwok and their motive for seeking $27 million as part of a Chapter 11 trustee's probe into several entities that could be included in the Chinese exile's estate, attorneys revealed during a Tuesday bankruptcy court hearing.
July 26, 2023
A bankruptcy judge in Connecticut on Wednesday held Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok in contempt of court for failing to submit to a Chapter 11 trustee's Rule 2004 examination, saying the "broad and extraordinary nature" of the relief afforded by the bankruptcy process demanded the debtor's cooperation.
July 26, 2023
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the $376 million Connecticut-based bankruptcy of Ho Wan Kwok has filed adversary proceedings against two entities within the Golden Spring corporate umbrella, saying they are among the shell companies the Chinese exile has used to hide assets from creditors.
July 21, 2023
Arguing that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Julie A. Manning committed an "abuse of discretion," the daughter of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok and the New Jersey-based law firm that represents her have pushed back against a sanctions order over discovery violations in Kwok's Connecticut Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
July 18, 2023
An attorney who says he was the last person standing at GTV Media Group Inc., a company allegedly connected to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, testified Tuesday during a contempt hearing that he does not believe Kwok maintains any active businesses.
July 17, 2023
The bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 11 case of Chinese exile and accused criminal Ho Wan Kwok held a company connected to Kwok's daughter and possibly his son in civil contempt on Monday, but the jurist did not punish two attorneys whose moves she criticized during a hearing last week.
July 14, 2023
Just days after being replaced in a criminal fraud case in the Southern District of New York, Brown Rudnick LLP moved to withdraw as counsel to Ho Wan Kwok, a business partner to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, in Kwok's Chapter 11 case.
July 11, 2023
Two attorneys on Tuesday were threatened with contempt by a bankruptcy judge reviewing a Chapter 11 trustee's motion to sanction entities purportedly controlled by the daughter of Chinese exile and Chapter 11 debtor Ho Wan Kwok, questioning why the lawyers didn't make more of an effort to determine if the LLCs complied with subpoenas.
July 05, 2023
The U.S. Trustee's Office told a Connecticut bankruptcy judge that an attorney representing the daughter of an exiled bankrupt Chinese billionaire may be engaged in "purposeful strategic conduct" in his attempt to withdraw from an aspect of the Chapter 11 case.