Ho Wan Kwok

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5:22-bk-50073

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Connecticut

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September 22, 2023
Kwok Operatives 'Materially Altering' NJ Mansion, Feds Claim

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say the Chapter 11 trustee handling the Connecticut bankruptcy of Ho Wan Kwok has discovered evidence that the debtor's associates and operatives are tampering with a New Jersey mansion to benefit the Chinese exile's case.
September 13, 2023
Kwok Ch. 11 Judge Says Criminal Court Should Rule On Stay

Declining to expedite a trustee's emergency motion to center the dispute in Connecticut, a bankruptcy judge overseeing the case of Ho Wan Kwok will allow a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York to decide whether to stay the Chinese exile's Connecticut-based Chapter 11 proceeding.
September 08, 2023
Kwok Judge Hands Trustee $37M Escrow After Contract Feud

A Connecticut bankruptcy court judge has cast aside attempts to keep Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 trustee from accessing a $37 million escrow fund formerly held by U.S. Bank, saying that while the trustee's arguments were not entirely persuasive, the trustee should be able to access the money regardless as a matter of law.
September 07, 2023
Kwok Trustee Defends Yacht Sale In District Court Appeal

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the Connecticut bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok is defending his sale of a $23 million "superyacht" to benefit Kwok's creditors, telling a federal district court judge the sale was necessary because Kwok lived "an extraordinarily luxurious lifestyle" while claiming virtually no assets.
September 05, 2023
Kwok Trustee Trashes 'Extraordinarily Prejudicial' Bid For Stay

In a move that was swiftly rebutted, the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok's Connecticut bankruptcy case has filed an emergency motion to swat down a request to stay the proceeding pending the outcome of a criminal fraud prosecution in the Southern District of New York.
September 01, 2023
Bankruptcy Court Bans Access To Kwok Mansion In NJ

A Connecticut bankruptcy court judge has banned associates of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok from accessing a $26.5 million mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey, connected to the billionaire, agreeing with a Chapter 11 trustee that the building needs to be protected because it is not insured.
August 31, 2023
Kwok Asks NY Criminal Judge To Shut Down Conn. Chapter 11

Exiled Chinese billionaire and alleged fraudster Ho Wan Kwok has asked a federal judge in the Southern District of New York to stay his voluntary Connecticut bankruptcy, claiming the parallel case violates his right against self-incrimination and impacts his ability to mount a criminal defense.
August 29, 2023
Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Fights For Mansion, Wins Apartment Row

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the Connecticut bankruptcy of accused fraudster and Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok won court approval to settle an access dispute with Kwok's son involving a luxury New York apartment Tuesday, as they were also battling over access to a New Jersey mansion.
August 22, 2023
Kwok's Daughter Is Subject Of Fed. Criminal Probe, Atty Says

Mei Guo, the daughter of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during questioning Tuesday in her father's Connecticut Chapter 11 case after her attorney revealed that Guo is the subject of a federal criminal investigation herself.
August 18, 2023
GTV Media Group Found In Contempt In Kwok's Ch. 11

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.

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