Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

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July 26, 2023
Bankruptcy Judge Holds Ho Wan Kwok In Contempt Of Court

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
Trustee Targets Key Co. Kwok Used For Ch. 11 'Shell Games'

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
Kwok Daughter, Law Firm Appeal Sanctions In Ch. 11 Case

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
Judge Ponders Contempt For GTV Media As Ex-Dir. Testifies

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
Kwok Judge Holds LLC In Civil Contempt After Subpoena Row

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
Brown Rudnick Exits Kwok Ch. 11 After Leaving Criminal Case

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
Judge Threatens Attys With Contempt In Kwok Ch. 11

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
US Trustee Questions Kwok-Connected Attys' Withdrawal Try

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.
June 28, 2023
Ch. 11 Judge Approves $23M Sale Of Chinese Exile's Yacht

A Connecticut bankruptcy court judge has approved the $23 million sale of an exiled Chinese billionaire's luxury yacht, which had been the backdrop for the 2020 arrest of his business partner, former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
June 21, 2023
Kwok Daughter Sues Bankruptcy Judge To Vacate $68M Order

Mei Guo, the daughter of bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, is suing U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Julie A. Manning in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, asking another federal judge for relief from multimillion-dollar orders against Guo and her company in connection with the sprawling Chapter 11 matter.

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