Infowars Bankruptcy May Be Abuse of Court System, Justice Department Says
- Bankruptcy watchdog objects to key part of Chapter 11 filing
- Case may be a scheme to protect conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
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An arm of the U.S. Justice Department cast doubt on far-right radio host Alex Jones’s use of bankruptcy as three companies he once owned prepare for their first day in court Friday.
The agency’s bankruptcy watchdog, the U.S. Trustee, said the Chapter 11 filing “raises numerous questions -- the answers to which may demonstrate these cases are an abuse of the bankruptcy system,” according to court papers filed Thursday. The U.S. Trustee urged a federal judge in Texas to reject a request to appoint former judges to oversee a proposed victim compensation fund.