Sandy Hook families ask Houston court to liquidate Alex Jones' business

Relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting victims are asking the Houston bankruptcy court to liquidate the media company of Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist who was ordered to pay $1.5 billion dollars in 2022 for repeatedly asserting that the 2012 massacre was staged.

Filed Sunday in Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Houston, the families’ emergency motion asks that the judge order Free Speech Systems to turn its assets into cash so Jones can begin paying back the families he tormented for years as host of Infowars, an affiliate of FSS.

The victims’ relatives have yet to receive a cent of the compensation ordered while Austin-based Jones pursues a corporate reorganization.

“FSS has been bankrupt for almost two years,” the motion reads. “At this time, FSS has no prospect of a confirmable reorganization plan and has demonstrated no hope of beginning to satisfy the demands of Connecticut families.”

On Infowars’ “Emergency Shows” this weekend, Jones expressed fears that the show and company would be shut down, claiming an alleged conspiracy by the federal government and at times crying seemingly forced tears. On Monday, he urged his fans to tune in to “what could potentially be Infowars’ Alex Jones’ last show,” after saying Saturday that the “feds” were plotting to shut down his show that night.

In separate trials in Austin and Waterbury, Conn., in 2022, judges awarded a total of $1.5 billion in damages to the families of the 20 children and six educators who died in a mass shooting. mass in Newport, Connecticut, for harassment and threats they suffered at the hands of Jones’ supporters. In September, the Associated Press reported that Jones continued to spend lavishly – spending $93,000 in June 2023 – while complaining about his financial problems.

The families’ lawyers, Jones and Free Speech Systems, have been fighting for months to resolve the bankruptcy cases.

The motion follows statements Jones made on his show, asserting his belief that the court would dismiss the case and that he would be able to regain control of the company, which is currently run by the licensed restructuring manager by the court, Patrick Magill.

At a hearing Monday, lawyers for Free Speech Systems said Jones’ comments raised security concerns for the company’s staff, Bloomberg Law reported.

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