Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

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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.
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Ho Wan Kwok, the Chinese exile recently arrested and charged with perpetrating a billion-dollar fraud scheme, has withdrawn a request to remove the trustee overseeing his Connecticut-based Chapter 11 estate, a Wednesday federal court filing indicates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 13, 2023
Firm Sanctioned Over Subpoena In Exiled Billionaire's Ch. 11

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has sanctioned an attorney and the law firm Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC for failing to comply with demands for documents and financial records in connection to the Chapter 11 case of former billionaire Ho Wan Kwok.
February 17, 2023
Trustee Seeks To Bar Bankrupt Billionaire From Luxury Apts.

A Chapter 11 trustee for Ho Wan Kwok wants a federal judge to block the now-bankrupt Chinese billionaire and his family from accessing a swanky set of apartments and potentially "living a luxurious lifestyle" on the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City, federal court filings indicate.
February 08, 2023
Chinese Exile Seeks 5th Amendment Protection In Ch. 11 Case

A man long described as an exiled Chinese billionaire is asserting Fifth Amendment privileges against a bankruptcy judge's order to compel cooperation with a Chapter 11 trustee's examination of his affairs while simultaneously appealing a separate contempt order, a pair of filings in Connecticut federal court indicate.
January 24, 2023
Chinese Billionaire Hit With Contempt Ruling In Ch. 11 Case

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday found exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok in civil contempt for ignoring a corporate governance order and making "bad faith" moves that stymied the transfer of two companies to a Chapter 11 trustee.

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