Alex Jones accused of trying to shield assets as Sandy Hook families seek payment on $1B judgment
Board of Trustees Infowars Host Alex Jones’ The personal bankruptcy case accuses the far -right conspiracy theorist of trying to stay more than $ 5 million from the creditors, including relatives of the victims. 2012 Sandy Hook Primary School shootings Connecticut.
Three new cases against fraudulent assets by the Board of Trustees on Friday are the latest developments in Jones. Long -term bankruptcy caseFor more than two years in the federal court in Houston. In the financial statements opened in the bankruptcy court last year, Jones listed its net value as $ 8.4 million.
Sandy Hook families almost won 1.5 billion dollars trial In 2022, he accused Jones of singing 20 first -class students and six educators who accused Jones of slander and emotional distress in the cases filed in Connecticut and Texas. Relatives of the victims witnessed the court Terrorization by Jones’ supporters.
Jones’ attempts to liquidate InfoWars Publication and Product Selling Platforms and to give income to families and other creditors were blocked with unsuccessful auction and legal distress. Meanwhile, Jones continues to object to Sandy Hook decisions.
Here is what you need to know about the status of Jones’ bankruptcy case:
The Board of Trustees suits Jones for alleged money and property transfers
The Board of Trustees Christopher Murray claims that Jones is trying to protect the money with a series of complex money and property transfer between family members, various confidences and limited responsibility companies. Among the other defendants, Jones’ wife Erika; His father David Jones; and companies and trusts.
Murray claims that a confidence ruled by Jones and his father has transferred about $ 1.5 million fraudulently to other various organizations associated with Jones in the months of bankruptcy. Jones is also accused of transferring to his wife more than $ 1.5 million in cash and more than $ 800,000 dollars, and to hide the two -layer ownership in Austin with more than $ 1.5 million.
Murray is trying to compensate for this money and property for the creditors.
Jones’ bankruptcy lawyers did not return the e -mail messages looking for comments.
Associated Press described Erika Wulff Jones cases as “pure harassment .. He said that he had already sat for a savings and that his husband had transferred all bank extracts as part of the bankruptcy case.
A lawyer for David Jones immediately did not return an e -mail looking for comments.
Jones was afraid of new claims on Saturday. He claimed that the democratic activists and the US Department of Justice were behind the Sandy Hook slander cases and bankruptcy cases and that they were now seriously ill and “tried to reach him”.
Allegations of fraud is a The case in Texas State Court Filed by Sandy Hook families. Jones rejected these claims. This case was waiting for bankruptcy.
Sandy Hook families still haven’t taken money from Jones
Jones says the fact that Sandy Hook families have not yet received money from him, because he objected to the $ 1.5 billion judiciary.
The assets of Infowars continue to be bound to legal processes. These beings and some Jones’ personal assets are kept by Murray for the final distribution to the creditors.
US bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez Rejected the results of the November auction The onion satirical news organization was named as a winner by a company affiliated to Jones on only one bid. Onion, Infowars Platforms PARODI SITES.
Lopez had several concerns about the lack of transparency and the real value of onion proposal and whether it was better than the other offer. The judge refused to make another auction and said that he could follow the liquidation of Jones’ assets in the state courts where the families were insulted.
Last year, in a financial picture, Free Speech Systems, the mother company of Infowars, listed $ 18 million assets, including goods and studio equipment.
What’s next
For Sandy Hook families, lawyers said that they will soon be able to sell Infaars’ assets to a Texas State Court in Austin, and they expect a recipient to be appointed to sell the platform to sell to the creditors. A court program has not been determined.
“The families we represent are determined to implement the jury’s decision and will never be left behind, Sand
Meanwhile, Jones’ appeals continue to the courts. Connecticut Supreme Court after the Connecticut said he plans to object to the US Supreme Court. refused to hear his challenge. A lower state appeal court has upheld all of the $ 150 million of the original $ 1.4 billion. The 49 million dollar decision in the Texas case is in a state appeal court.
He said this in 2022 He believes that the shots are “100% real ..
Since Infowars ‘assets are still connected to the courts, Jones’ shows were allowed to publish their shows and to continue to publish goods from the Austin studio.
