Alex Jones is transferring his money so he doesn’t have to pay Sandy Hook victims, the NYT reports
- Alex Jones owes the families of the Sandy Hook victims approximately $1.5 billion.
- The New York Times reported that Jones was transferring his assets to family and friends.
- The transfer appears to be a strategy for the victims to avoid paying.
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Alex Jones is transferring millions of dollars of his wealth to friends and family — and even to his personal trainer — in a move that requires the radio host to pay huge sums to the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims. appears to be designed to circumvent the court order. The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Jones did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment on Sunday.
A Connecticut jury last year ordered the InfoWars host to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. A judge also ordered Jones to pay $473 million in punitive damages to the victims.
That means in total Jones owes the families about $1.5 billion.
Years after the shooting, Jones promoted an unfounded conspiracy theory that the shooting, which caused the deaths of 20 first-graders and six adults, led the Obama administration to rally public favor for stricter gun laws. There was a false-flag campaign.
As a result, the families said they became targets of harassment by loyal fans of Jones.
The Times reported that Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems, has already transferred tens of thousands of dollars to another company he owns with his parents. The New York Post reported last August that he also transferred real estate holdings to family members, including a $3 million estate to his wife.
And he began new business partnerships with companies founded and owned by his friends, the Times reported.
This all comes after Jones and his company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year — another move the families believe Jones took to shield his assets.
Jones is still broadcasting Infowars, and The Times reported that his lawyers have said in court that the business is “flourishing.”
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