January 10, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
December 15, 2023
Ho Wan Kwok, an exiled Chinese billionaire and business partner of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, urged a Manhattan federal judge this week to throw out his entire investor fraud indictment, asserting that the U.S. government's allegations against him are untrue and "fatally deficient."
December 14, 2023
The court-appointed trustee of Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 estate Thursday sought to expand his probe of the exiled Chinese billionaire's assets, while Kwok protested the trustee's request to waive privilege in an attempt to seize the proceeds from the sale of a private jet.
December 07, 2023
Holders of cryptocurrency issued by bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's Himalaya Exchange have asked a New York federal judge to order the federal government to return more than $302 million in assets seized from the digital token trading platform, which they asserted was "properly run."