Alexander E. Jones

  1. April 04, 2023

    InfoWars Ch. 11 Trustee Says $54.9M Debt Claim Is Dubious

    The trustee appointed in the Chapter 11 case of InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company reported to a Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday that $54.9 million of debt owed to a company owned by Jones and his father should not retain its secured status.

  2. March 27, 2023

    Jones To Return $243K To Free Speech Systems In Ch. 11

    Bankrupt radio conspiracy peddler Alex Jones told a Texas judge Monday that he intends to return $243,000 in advertising payments made to himself and another third-party entity in recent months instead of to his bankrupt InfoWars podcasting company.

  3. March 13, 2023

    Sandy Hook Families FiIe Ch. 11 Suits Over Debt Discharge

    Families suing bankrupt right-wing radio host Alex Jones have filed two adversary complaints in his Chapter 11 case, seeking a court declaration that $1.5 billion in defamation judgments against him and his media company cannot be discharged in bankruptcy because the debts were incurred willfully and maliciously.

  4. March 09, 2023

    Alex Jones' Co. Files Ch. 11 Plan Calling For $520K Salary

    The company that runs right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media network filed a Chapter 11 plan that calls for a $520,000 annual salary for the firebrand, even as there are ongoing disputes in his personal bankruptcy case about disclosing his financial situation.

  5. February 16, 2023

    Alex Jones Holding Guns For Jan. 6 Rioters, Ch. 11 Docs Say

    Bankrupt conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has disclosed in Chapter 11 filings in a Texas bankruptcy court that he is "holding firearms" belonging to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.

  6. February 08, 2023

    Alex Jones Says Sandy Hook Suit Would Deplete Ch. 11 Cash

    Bankrupt conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told a Texas court that allowing state court defamation litigation brought by surviving family members of a Sandy Hook shooting victim to proceed despite his Chapter 11 case would deplete the resources of the estate, harming all creditors.

  7. February 08, 2023

    Sandy Hook Families Retain Investigations Firm In Ch. 11 Case

    Investigations firm Nardello & Co. has agreed to advise a committee of unsecured creditors on a pro bono basis in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings that right-wing media figure Alex Jones initiated after he was hit with a combined $1.4 billion in judgments for defamation after spreading lies that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

  8. January 20, 2023

    Two Texas Firms Cleared To Rep Alex Jones In Ch. 11 Case

    Crowe & Dunlevy and Jordan & Ortiz PC can represent right-wing media figure Alex Jones in his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case after they disclosed that their six-figure retainers came from a trust fund, a judge in Houston ruled Friday.

  9. December 22, 2022

    Insurers Slam Scouts Plan; FTX To Start Clawback Actions

    Insurers who didn't sign on to the Chapter 11 plan of the Boy Scouts of America slammed the $2.5 billion settlement trust in an appellate briefing, cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it will begin seeking clawback of prepetition distributions, and cosmetics giant Revlon Inc. reached a deal with creditors for a Chapter 11 plan. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  10. December 22, 2022

    Disinformation Promoters Got Walloped In Court In 2022

    Defamation lawsuits accusing right-wing media personalities and companies of spreading conspiracy theories gained ground in 2022, with judges and juries sending the message that disseminating disinformation is not protected speech and those who promote it and profit from it can expect to face severe legal consequences.