Ho Wan Kwok

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  1. December 14, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Wants To Expand Assets Probe

    The court-appointed trustee of Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 estate Thursday sought to expand his probe of the exiled Chinese billionaire's assets, while Kwok protested the trustee's request to waive privilege in an attempt to seize the proceeds from the sale of a private jet.

  2. December 07, 2023

    Kwok Investors Want Feds To Release $302M In Seized Crypto

    Holders of cryptocurrency issued by bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's Himalaya Exchange have asked a New York federal judge to order the federal government to return more than $302 million in assets seized from the digital token trading platform, which they asserted was "properly run."

  3. December 01, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks To Sell Yacht For $375K

    The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge for permission to complete a private sale of a yacht, the Lady May II, that the trustee has long argued is connected to Kwok.

  4. November 28, 2023

    Kwok Trustee IDs $2.6B In Cash Moves As Cutoff Date Looms

    The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the estate of Ho Wan Kwok told a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to brace for more than 100 individual clawback actions that seek to recoup some of the $2.6 billion that flowed through more than 275 accounts connected to the Chinese exile.

  5. November 22, 2023

    Tax Adviser Conflicted In Kwok Ch. 11, US Trustee Says

    Eisner Advisory Group LLC should be disqualified as tax adviser for Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 trustee, because the company has a conflict of interest stemming from previous work done for the exiled Chinese billionaire, the U.S. Trustee's Office told the Connecticut bankruptcy court.

  6. November 20, 2023

    Judge Nixes Swift Stay Bid In Kwok Ch. 11 Document Row

    A Connecticut federal judge denied an emergency stay request from G-Club Operations LLC, an alleged alter ego of bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, to block a bankruptcy judge's order for G-Club to hand over documents to the debtor's Chapter 11 trustee, saying the request merely repeated old arguments.

  7. November 15, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Judge Says Cloud Documents Aren't Privileged

    A Connecticut judge has ordered G-Club Operations LLC, an alleged alter ego of bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, to fork over documents to the debtor's Chapter 11 trustee, ruling that the company waived any purported privilege by sharing material hosted on a cloud-based server with another Kwok-connected company.

  8. November 09, 2023

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

    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 11 bankruptcy trustee, ruling that since no final punishment has been ordered, the issue is not ripe for review.

  9. November 08, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Gets OK To Settle Retainer Dispute

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has approved a Chapter 11 trustee's settlement with a law firm that previously represented Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok in a malpractice suit against Clark Hill PLC and one of its immigration lawyers, agreeing to split the $100,000 retainer in half between the estate and Casper Firm LLC.

  10. November 06, 2023

    Kwok Wants Gov't Communications With Ch. 11. Trustee, SEC

    Accused fraudster Ho Wan Kwok has asked the Department of Justice for copies of criminal investigators' communications with both the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing his bankruptcy estate and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that those communications could prove the government tried to seize exculpatory evidence.