Infowar host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection in a lawsuit brought by relatives of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, Bloomberg reported Monday.
According to the news outlet, three companies owned by the right-wing radio host Alex Jones, including the controversial Infowars website, sought Chapter 11 protection in Victoria, Texas, on Sunday. Each estimated liabilities of as much as $10 million, Bloomberg reported, citing court filings. Chapter 11 filings allow a business to keep operating while working on a turnaround plan and pause pending civil litigation.
Jones is facing huge legal payouts after claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, in which a gunman shot and killed 26 people, was a “hoax” and that the dead children were “actors.”
As noted by Bloomberg, Chapter 11 filings “allow a business to keep operating while working on a turnaround plan and pause pending civil litigation.”
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Sandy Hook families suing Jones accused Jones of moving millions of dollars into shell companies, in an attempt to stay out of reach of the courts.
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