Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC

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Case Number:

1:17-bk-12560

Court:

Delaware

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  1. December 07, 2021

    Woodbridge Investor To Face $37M Bankruptcy Clawback

    A trustee seeking to recoup ill-gotten gains from a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that drove Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC into bankruptcy may seek an additional $37 million from one investor in light of new allegations that he knew about the fraud, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled.

  2. September 11, 2020

    Woodbridge Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Assets Seized By DOJ

    A liquidating trust for convicted Ponzi scammer Robert I. Shapiro's bankrupt Woodbridge Group urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday to reject one of the few objections to a U.S. Department of Justice settlement that will give the trust seized cash, jewelry and other property under a $479 million restitution order.

  3. November 20, 2019

    Woodbridge Ch. 11 Trustee OK'd For Shapiro Prison Interview

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved efforts to conduct an in-prison interview of convicted $1.3 billion Ponzi-scheme architect Robert Shapiro by a liquidating trustee pursuing assets for the estate of Shapiro's plundered Woodbridge Group of Cos.

  4. October 08, 2019

    Woodbridge Trust Seeks Documents From Shapiro's Wife

    The liquidating trust created by the Chapter 11 plan of defunct real estate investment enterprise The Woodbridge Group of Cos. asked a Delaware judge late Monday for permission to take discovery from the wife of the mastermind behind a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

  5. August 19, 2019

    Trustee In Woodbridge Ch. 11 Seeks Recovery Of Fraud Funds

    The liquidating trustee in the Woodbridge Group of Cos. Chapter 11 proceedings has filed another set of suits seeking to claw back close to $1 million that was allegedly part of its $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme.

  6. August 08, 2019

    Woodbridge Adversary Suit Tossed In Favor Of Calif. Actions

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge decided Thursday to stay out of a dispute between former investors in reorganized debtors the Woodbridge Group of Cos. and Comerica Bank, saying the matters would be more efficiently handled in a pair of California federal court actions involving the same fraudulent-transfer claims.

  7. November 13, 2018

    Woodbridge Ch. 11 Plan Erases Valid Claims, Noteholders Say

    A group of roughly 270 real estate investors asked a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware to pause the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of the Woodbridge Group of Cos. LLC while the creditors appeal a portion of the plan they believe extinguished their interests.

  8. October 29, 2018

    Woodbridge's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Confirmed In Delaware

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge has overturned the last objection to the Woodbridge Group of Cos. LLC's Chapter 11 plan and cleared the company to begin liquidation of its $629 million estate and payouts to victims of its founder's alleged Ponzi scheme.

  9. October 24, 2018

    Decision Imminent On Woodbridge Ch. 11 Confirmation

    After listening to objections from creditors who contend they have secured claims not recognized under Woodbridge Group of Cos. LLC's Chapter 11 plan and calls from others to move forward with confirmation so victims of a Ponzi scheme can get recovery, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said Wednesday he will soon render a decision in the matter.

  10. October 18, 2018

    Battle Brews Over Atty's Admission In Woodbridge Ch. 11

    A battle is brewing in the litigation over The Woodbridge Group of Companies' Chapter 11 plan concerning the pro hac vice admission in Delaware of an attorney representing a group of noteholders who oppose the plan, as unsecured creditors claim he violated ethical rules by not properly disclosing conflicts that exist among his clients.