Alex Jones Cash Moves ‘Self-Dealing,’ Bankruptcy Trustee Says (1)

April 4, 2023, 5:03 PM UTCUpdated: April 4, 2023, 6:21 PM UTC

Right-wing radio host Alex Jones helped remove profits from his bankrupt Infowars parent company via a separate business he partially controlled, a bankruptcy trustee has found.

Additionally, about $54 million of purportedly secured debt Infowars parent Free Speech Systems LLC owes to Jones-affiliated PQPR Holdings Limited LLC isn’t legitimate and shouldn’t be first in line to be paid back under a bankruptcy plan, according to an initial report released Tuesday from Subchapter V trustee Melissa Haselden.

The report comes after months of bankruptcy proceedings in which families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims have looked to collect ...

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