Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

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  1. April 19, 2023

    Trustee 'Troubled' By Brown Rudnick Moves In Exile's Ch. 11

    The trustee overseeing the sprawling Chapter 11 case of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok on Wednesday raised ethics concerns about Brown Rudnick LLP's representation of the debtor, noting the firm was counsel to Kwok as debtor-in-possession yet recently proffered comments and filings adverse to the process.

  2. April 17, 2023

    Ch. 11 Trustee Says Kwok Can't Plead Fifth To Duck Contempt

    The trustee of the bankruptcy estate of exiled Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to reject Kwok's arguments that he can't produce documents in his Chapter 11 case because he could incriminate himself in a fraud case.

  3. April 13, 2023

    District Judge To Hear Exiled Billionaire's Free Speech Appeal

    A federal district court judge has granted leave to an exiled Chinese debtor to appeal a bankruptcy judge's injunction against an alleged social media and protest campaign, but in related orders the judge refused to allow the since-arrested Ho Wan Kwok's legal woes to leapfrog from bankruptcy court to the Second Circuit.

  4. April 11, 2023

    Kwok's Ch. 11 Trustee Wants To Move $37M Yacht By May

    Attorneys for the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the sprawling Connecticut bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, also known as Guo Wengui, told a judge Tuesday that they plan to move a $37 million yacht to the Newport, Rhode Island, area and sell it for the benefit of Kwok's creditors.

  5. April 10, 2023

    Trustee In Kwok Ch. 11 Can Examine Big Banks, Realty Cos.

    The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of accused fraudster Ho Wan Kwok received approval from a Connecticut bankruptcy judge Monday to extend his investigation of the billionaire's finances to a sprawling list of banks and real estate entities with which he did business.

  6. April 05, 2023

    Kwok Withdraws Request To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee

    Ho Wan Kwok, the Chinese exile recently arrested and charged with perpetrating a billion-dollar fraud scheme, has withdrawn a request to remove the trustee overseeing his Connecticut-based Chapter 11 estate, a Wednesday federal court filing indicates.

  7. March 28, 2023

    Law Firm, Parties Appeal Sanctions Order In Kwok Bankruptcy

    A New Jersey law firm and several parties, including a debtor's daughter and a company she purports to solely own, have appealed a Connecticut bankruptcy judge's sanctions order in the case of Ho Wan Kwok, the Chinese businessman recently arrested and charged with perpetrating a $1 billion fraud scheme.

  8. March 27, 2023

    Chinese Exile Ho Wan Kwok Loses $37M Yacht To Trustee

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Monday afternoon determined that a $37 million yacht, the Lady May, must now be included in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate of Ho Wan Kwok, an exiled Chinese businessman recently arrested and charged in connection with a $1 billion fraud scheme.

  9. March 24, 2023

    Ho Wan Kwok Trustee Seeks To Maintain, Insure $25M Yacht

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Friday granted a request to convene an emergency motion hearing Monday morning to decide whether a trustee can access $500,000 from a repair fund to "preserve" the Lady May, a $25 million yacht connected to exiled Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok.

  10. March 21, 2023

    Attys Seek Insurance For Arrested Businessman's $25M Boat

    Bankruptcy attorneys on Tuesday promised to lead a 24-hour scramble to find insurance for a $25 million yacht connected to exiled Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok, who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2022 and was arrested last week for allegedly perpetrating a $1 billion fraud scheme.