{"id":"court_ctb_3018_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3018,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- |                                   |\n|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|\n|                                                                | x                                 |\n| In re:                                                         | :<br>Chapter 11<br>:              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                           | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)<br>: |\n| Debtors.1                                                      | :<br>Jointly Administered<br>:    |\n|                                                                | Re: ECF No. 2929<br>:             |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- | x                                 |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING FIRST INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF KROLL, LLC, AS FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS, FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM AUGUST 2, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023**\n\nUpon consideration of the Application (the \"Application\") of Kroll, LLC (\"Kroll\") as\n\nforensic investigators to the Trustee<sup>2</sup> for interim allowance of compensation and reimbursement\n\nof expenses from August 2, 2023 through December 31, 2023; and sufficient notice having been\n\ngiven; and a hearing having been held on March 19, 2024 and due consideration having been\n\ngiven to any responses thereto; and sufficient cause having been shown therefor, it is hereby:\n\n1. ORDERED that the Application is granted and compensation in the amount of\n\n\\$1,019,095.55 and reimbursement of expenses in the amount of \\$93,702.91 are awarded to\n\nKroll, subject to final adjustment and disgorgement in the event all administrative expenses are\n\nnot paid in full; it is further\n\n2. ORDERED that nothing herein modified the Retention Order; it is further\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein adopt the definitions set forth in the Application.\n\n3. ORDERED that the estates are authorized and directed to pay Kroll's fees in the amount of \\$203,819.11, *i.e.*, 20% of the fees allowed in paragraph 1 above, within fourteen days of the date of this Order; it is further\n\n4. ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from the implementation of this Order; it is further\n\n5. ORDERED that the Debtors' estates and Kroll are authorized and empowered to take all necessary actions to implement the relief granted in this Order; it is further\n\n6. ORDERED that notwithstanding the possible applicability of Bankruptcy Rules 6006(d), 7062, 9014, or otherwise, the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\n7. ORDERED that all time periods set forth in this Order shall be calculated in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a).\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 20th day of March, 2024.","body_zh":"United States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut Bridgeport Division（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nx\n关于： :\n第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， :\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n:\n债务人。1 :\n合并审理\n\n涉及：ECF No. 2929\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------- x\n关于批准法务调查机构 Kroll, LLC（科roll有限责任公司）就2023年8月2日至2023年12月31日期间的报酬及费用报销提出的第一期临时费用申请的裁定\n\n经审阅 Kroll, LLC（「Kroll」）作为受托人（Trustee）2之法务调查机构就2023年8月2日至2023年12月31日期间的报酬及费用报销临时核准提出的申请（「申请」）；且已给予充分通知；且已于2024年3月19日举行听证会，并已对相关答复意见予以应有的审酌；且已证明具有充分理由，特此：\n\n1. 裁定：准予该申请，并裁定授予 Kroll 金额为 $1,019,095.55 的报酬以及金额为 $93,702.91 的费用报销，但在所有行政管理费用未获全额支付的情况下，须予以最终调整和追缴（disgorgement）；并进一步\n\n2. 裁定：本裁定中的任何内容均未修改《聘用裁定》（Retention Order）；并进一步\n\n1 这些第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及诸多其他化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所），200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和通讯之目的）。\n\n2 本裁定中未另行定义的首字母大写术语采用该申请中所载的定义。\n\n3. 裁定：授权并指示各破产财产在本裁定作出之日起十四日内，向 Kroll 支付金额为 $203,819.11 的费用，即上述第1项中获准费用的20%；并进一步\n\n4. 裁定：本法院应保留管辖权，以听取并裁决因执行本裁定而产生的所有事项；并进一步\n\n5. 裁定：授权并赋权债务人的各破产财产以及 Kroll 采取一切必要行动，以执行本裁定中准予的救济；并进一步\n\n6. 裁定：无论《破产规则》（Bankruptcy Rules）第6006(d)、7062、9014条或其他规定可能如何适用，本裁定的条款和条件应自录入之日起立即生效并具有可执行力；并进一步\n\n7. 裁定：本裁定中规定的所有期限均应根据《破产规则》第9006(a)条进行计算。\n\n2024年3月20日签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Je","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":2929,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":481,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:21:43"}