Alex Jones-Tied Vendor Debt Is Invalid, Sandy Hook Families Say

Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who hold massive defamation judgments against Alex Jones asked a court to recognize a secured claim brought by a vendor as an equity contribution.

The Connecticut-based families are looking to effectively get rid of PQPR Holdings Limited LLC’s $68 million claim—which could be paid out ahead of the families if a bankruptcy court decides it’s valid and secured. They argue that PQPR provided equity, not debt, to the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s media company because there wasn’t an expectation for repayment, according to a Tuesday filing in the US Bankruptcy Court for the ...