Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

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January 19, 2024
Kwok Daughter Says Trustee Can't Bill Her For Taking The 5th

The daughter of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok has objected to an attempt by the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing her father's bankruptcy estate to sanction and bill her $58,000 in attorney fees and costs for asserting her Fifth Amendment privileges during a deposition.
January 18, 2024
Kwok Trustee Says 'Shell Game' Is Foiling Clawback Timeline

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok on Thursday asked a Connecticut judge for more time to file clawback actions to recoup some of the $3.2 billion he says slid through accounts tied to the debtor, saying a "shell game" is prolonging the process.
January 11, 2024
Judge Moves $1.59M From Co. That Funded Kwok's Lifestyle

A bankruptcy judge in Connecticut has approved a $1.59 million transfer from an Axos Bank account after agreeing that assets controlled by an alleged shell company used as a personal piggy bank by Ho Wan Kwok must be included in the Chinese exile's Chapter 11 estate.
January 10, 2024
Kwok Daughter Should Cover Discovery Fee, Trustee Says

The court-appointed trustee of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy court to require Kwok's daughter to reimburse $58,343 in attorney fees for discovery and deposition after providing "substantially incomplete" documents regarding the shell companies Kwok allegedly used to hide his assets.
January 09, 2024
Kwok Pleads 'Absolutely Not Guilty' To Racketeering Charges

Now-bankrupt and jailed Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok denied a slate of new charges at a Manhattan federal arraignment Tuesday, cheerily greeting attorneys on all sides before sternly rejecting the racketeering conspiracy and money laundering charges in the fraud case.
January 05, 2024
Kwok Renews Ch. 11 Halt Bid After New Racketeering Charge

Developments in the criminal case against Ho Wan Kwok mean a New York federal judge should rethink not pausing the exiled Chinese businessman's bankruptcy case in Connecticut, Kwok said this week, adding that the tandem proceedings could compromise his right to a fair trial.
January 04, 2024
Prosecutors Add Racketeering Charges To Ho Wan Kwok Case

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has filed a second superseding indictment charging bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok and two co-defendants with racketeering conspiracy in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme.
January 04, 2024
Kwok Trustee, Feds Get OK To Divvy Up $26M Mansion

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has approved a roadmap for prosecutors and the trustee overseeing the personal bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok to share the proceeds from the potential sale of a 21-bedroom mansion, with the parties saying the settlement looks out for creditors and alleged fraud victims.
December 21, 2023
Judge Keeps Kwok Ch. 11 Alive After Constitutional Challenge

A judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday refused to shut down Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding, dismissing fears that bankruptcy exams to probe the debtor's assets would violate the accused fraudster's Fifth Amendment rights.
December 19, 2023
Kwok Trustee Urges Court To Freeze Jet Sale Proceeds

The court-appointed trustee of Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 estate asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to prevent Kwok's daughter from transferring or disposing of up to $25 million, alleging she is likely to make it so the estate can't collect the value of a private jet that was improperly sold.

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