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SANDY HOOK


Alex Jones transferring assets to family and friends, evading payments to Sandy Hook families: NYT

Infowars host Alex Jones has transferred millions of dollarsโ€™ worth of assets to family and friends, potentially shielding his wealth from the nearly $1.5 billion in legal damages he owes to the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims, according to The New York Times. Jones was ordered last fall to pay more than $1.4 billionโ€ฆ

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Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan

Alex Jones' media company has proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay off creditors, including relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims. The Sandy Hook families won nearly $1.5 billion in lawsuits last year against the Infowars host, for his calling the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, a hoax perpetrated by crisis actors. The families also said they were harassed and threatened by Jones' followers.

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Alex Jones claims authorities want to take his expensive cat because he's bankrupt. He's leaving out the fact he gave his wife and parents $1.3 million last year.

Bankrupt InfoWars founder Alex Jones, who owes almost $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families, claimed authorities want his expensive cat.

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Nine minors injured in Georgia gas station shooting, police said

The youngest of the victims is just five years old, police said.

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Bankrupt Alex Jones spends nearly $100,000 a month

The Infowars host has nearly $10m in assets, and his outgoings include childcare, alimony and home upkeep.

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Judge allows Sandy Hook cases against Jones to proceed

Cases can move forward against Alex Jones regarding the nearly $1.5 billion he's ordered to pay families of Sandy Hook victims over his conspiracy theories about the 2012 school massacre, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Monday, but the families can't yet pursue collection efforts against the Infowars host. Judge Christopher Lopez approved an order that attorneys for Jones, his media company and the Sandy Hook families had all agreed to. The order lifts a stay that automatically halted the cases when Jones filed for bankruptcy.

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How the Sandy Hook tragedy is impacting parents 10 years later

A decade after the Sandy Hook tragedy, for some those feelings of grief and fear are still being felt.

AP Top Stories December 14 P

Here are the top stories for Wednesday, Dec. 14: Biden pitches US as key partner to Africa; Fed raises key interest rate by half-a-point; Survivors of Colo. gay nighclub shooting testify on Capitol Hill; Connecticut senators mark 10-years since Sandy Hook shooting.

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Sandy Hook anniversary: Biden cites 'societal guilt' on guns

President Joe Biden says the U.S. โ€œshould have societal guiltโ€ for the slow pace of action on restricting access to firearms as he marked the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

10 Years Later, A Memorial Honors Those Killed In Sandy Hook Shooting

Newsy's Sam Eaton visited the memorial to those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary and helps share how and why it came to be.

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It's The 10 Year Anniversary Of The Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting

Itโ€™s been 10 years since Nicole Hockley lost her son, Dylan, in the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

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A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows

Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow.

How many have died in school shootings since Sandy Hook?

A decade ago, a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, killing 26.

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Alex Jones, who mocked Sandy Hook families and swore they'd never be paid, says he has less than 1% of what he owes them

Alex Jones said in a court filing he only has a tiny fraction of the amount he was ordered to pay the families of Sandy Hook victims.

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Obama: I still consider Sandy Hook โ€˜single darkest day of my presidency'

At an event marking the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., former President Barack Obama reflected on what he still considers the worst day he spent in office.

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Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy; owes nearly $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families for hoax lies

Jones said on his show Infowars that he is "officially out of money."

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Infowars Host Alex Jones Files For Personal Bankruptcy

Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.

newsy.com

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 billion Sandy Hook verdicts

The filing comes just two months after a jury ordered him to pay $965 million to the families of those killed at Sandy Hook, a massacre that Alex Jones lied about for years on his InfoWars broadcasts.

npr.org

Infowars host Alex Jones files for bankruptcy protection, court records show

The bankruptcy filing by Alex Jones comes weeks after he was ordered to pay more than $1 billion to the family of Sandy Hook massacre victims.

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Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy

Infowars host Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas.

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy as he owes nearly $1.5B to Sandy Hook families

The Infowars founder lost a series of court battles over his years of lies that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

washingtonpost.com

A Sandy Hook memorial opens to the public nearly a decade after school tragedy

The memorial honors the 26 children and adults killed in the 2012 shooting in Newton. A rebuilt Sandy Hook School is now visible from the site in Newton, Conn.

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Alex Jones Ordered To Pay $473M More To Sandy Hook Families

Six jurors ordered the Infowars host to pay $965 million to compensate 15 plaintiffs for defamation, emotional distress and unfair business practices.

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Connecticut judge orders Alex Jones to pay another $473 million to Sandy Hook families

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

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Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families

Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a lawsuit filed by the victimsโ€™ families to a staggering $1.44 billion. Connecticut Judge Barabara Bellis imposed the punitive damages on the Infowars host and Free Speech Systems. Jones repeatedly told his millions of followers t he massacre that killed 20 first graders and six educators was staged by โ€œcrisis actorsโ€ to enact more gun control.

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Alex Jones's Assets Are Frozen by Judge in Sandy Hook Case

(Bloomberg) -- Infowars host Alex Jones was temporarily blocked from transferring any assets or spending money other than for ordinary living expenses by the judge overseeing the Sandy Hook defamation trial in Connecticut.Most Read from BloombergMuskโ€™s First Email to Twitter Staff Ends Remote WorkSam Bankman-Friedโ€™s $16 Billion Fortune Is Eviscerated in DaysUS Inflation Slows More Than Forecast, Gives Fed Downshift RoomFTX Warns of Bankruptcy Without Rescue for $8 Billion ShortfallMeta to Cut 11

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Alex Jones Trial Moves To Punitive Damages Phase

The plaintiffs' lawyers have suggested damages could total $2.75 trillion, but the judge will decide on the amount after hearings Friday and Monday.

newsy.com

Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having more penalties heaped onto the amount he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Alex Jones Seeks New Trial After $1B Sandy Hook Verdict

A lawyer for the Sandy Hook families says they will oppose Jones' request.

newsy.com

Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1 billion Sandy Hook verdict

Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis' pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and "a substantial miscarriage of justice."

cbsnews.com

Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families over Jones' lies that the 2012 Newtown school shooting was a hoax.

Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones' lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting. Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis' pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and โ€œa substantial miscarriage of justice.โ€ โ€œAdditionally, the amount of the compensatory damages award exceeds any rational relationship to the evidence offered at trial," Jones' lawyers, Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith, wrote in the motion.

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Alex Jones: Will a huge legal award crush his Infowars empire?

The talk show host faces severe financial and legal problems, but shows no signs of changing.

bbc.co.uk

Dolly Parton awarded medal for philanthropy

Dolly Parton proudly accepted the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy at Gotham Hall Thursday night for her book-giving charity Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. (Oct. 14) (AP Video: Robert Bumsted)

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Will Alex Jones pay Sandy Hook families $1B? What to know about the huge award.

Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay a massive sum for false claims that the 2012 mass shooting was a hoax.

washingtonpost.com

Alex Jones laughed off 'jaw-dropping' damages he was ordered to pay Sandy Hook families, but the debt will likely follow him 'the rest of his life,' legal experts say

Lawyers said the massive Sandy Hook judgment may be with Alex Jones indefinitely, with one saying he could be 'broke' for the rest of his life.

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Alex Jones mocks $965 million Sandy Hook verdict: 'Do these people actually think they're getting any of this money?'

The conspiracy theorist was livestreaming on Wednesday as a Connecticut jury ordered him to pay millions in compensatory damages.

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Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook families

A Connecticut jury ordered Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of eight Sandy Hook victims for years of lying about the massacre.

washingtonpost.com

Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook families in Connecticut trial

The Connecticut jury found Jones liable for a total of $965 million, with amounts reaching as high as $120 million for a single person.

cbsnews.com

Alex Jones was ordered to pay millions in damages for his claims that Sandy Hook was a hoax, but the 1 in 5 Americans who believe him can harass surviving families without consequence. We talked to on

Although Alex Jones has been held liable for his defamatory comments about Sandy Hook, a belief in "false flag" conspiracies is common in the US.

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Jury begins deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury has begun deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jonesโ€™ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.

Alex Jones Takes The Stand In Connecticut Defamation Trial

This is Jones' second defamation trial in as many months for spreading false defamatory conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Heated exchange erupts between Alex Jones and lead attorney in Sandy Hook 'hoax' trial: 'Why don't you show a little respect?'

The lead plaintiff's attorney Chris Mattei told Alex Jones to "show a little respect in this courtroom" when Jones began to rant about liberals.

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Alex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has taken the stand at his trial in Connecticut to try to limit the damages he must pay for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

cbsnews.com

Alex Jones testifies over damages he must pay families for Sandy Hook hoax claims

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand at his defamation trial as he tries to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

npr.org

Alex Jones Set To Testify In Trial Over Sandy Hook Hoax Lies

A jury will decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay to the families of victims after he was already found liable for damages.

newsy.com

Alex Jones 'hoax' claim led strangers to show up demanding to see his dead son, Sandy Hook father testifies

The father testified during Jones' second damages trial that his family faced relentless harassment based on the shock jock's conspiracy theory.

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Witness questioned about Jones criticism of Sandy Hook trial

Alex Jones' criticism of his trial in Connecticut over calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax has become a topic of the proceedings.

Infowars sales spiked as Jones talked about Sandy Hook

Infowars revenues and website viewership spiked around the time of one of Alex Jonesโ€™ shows in 2014 when he talked about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting being a hoax.

Biden: Tentative rail deal reached, averting strike

President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before pivotal midterm elections. (Sept. 15)

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Infowars rep: 'False statements' on Sandy Hook shooting

โ€œI donโ€™t think that we disagree that there were false statements made,โ€ Brittany Paz testified at a civil trial involving Jones' claims that the nationโ€™s deadliest school shooting was staged as a pretext to tighten gun regulations. Paz, a lawyer hired by Jones' defense to testify on the companyโ€™s workings, said she believed Jones didn't personally investigate the massacre.

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A judge punished Alex Jones for refusing to turn over data that could reveal how much he made from Sandy Hook coverage

Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis called Alex Jones' actions "stunningly cavalier." It's the latest move by the Infowars host to dodge court orders.

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Alex Jones set to face second trial in Connecticut over Sandy Hook hoax case

Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.

cbsnews.com

Damages Trial Set To Begin For Alex Jones In Sandy Hook Hoax Case

A jury will decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay to the families of victims after he was already found liable for damages.

newsy.com

Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case

A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several of the victims' families emotional and psychological harm. A six-member jury with several alternates in Connecticut will begin hearing evidence Tuesday on how much Jones should pay the families, since he already has been found liable for damages to them. Last month, a Texas jury ordered Jones to pay $49.3 million to the parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, one of 26 students and teachers killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

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Alex Jones lawyer takes the Fifth during Sandy Hook hearing

A lawyer for c onspiracy theorist Alex Jones invoked his right against self-incrimination Thursday during a civil court hearing in Connecticut over the possible improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. New Haven-based attorney Norman Pattis refused to answer questions citing his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing on whether he should be disciplined for giving the confidential records to unauthorized persons โ€” other lawyers for Jones in Texas. The hearing was connected to a Connecticut lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families against Jones for calling the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six educators in Newtown a hoax.

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Alex Jones' lawyer faces disciplinary hearing in Connecticut

A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing scrutiny from a Connecticut judge, who began hearing testimony Wednesday on whether the lawyer should be disciplined for giving other attorneys for Jones highly sensitive documents, including medical records of relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Attorney Norman Pattis is representing Jones in a defamation lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families against Jones for calling the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, a hoax. The Connecticut trial is separate from a trial in Texas that ended earlier this month with a jury awarding more than $49 million to the parents of one of the slain children.

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Alex Jones Sent 'Intimate Photo' Of His Wife To Roger Stone, Lawyer Says

The Infowars host admitted sending a naked photo โ€” but said he sent it to his wife.

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Sandy Hook lawyer says Alex Jones sent 'intimate photo' of his wife to Trump ally Roger Stone

"I'm a little concerned about it because that intimate photo was sent to Roger Stone, and I don't know if that was consensual," said Mark Bankston.

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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M

A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over Jones' repeated public claims that the attack was a hoax.

Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created 'living hell'

The parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre say conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made their lives a โ€œliving hellโ€ by repeatedly pushing false claims that the killings were a hoax.

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands he was irresponsible to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax, and he now believes it was โ€œ100% real.โ€.

Detective: Alex Jones 'most dangerous' type of attack denier

An attorney for the parents of one of the children who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting told jurors that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly โ€œlied and attacked the parents of murdered childrenโ€ when he told his Infowars audience that the 2012 attack was a hoax.

'I've got to dig deep': Texas shooting tests Newtown parents

Some relatives of the victims of the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness.

After Texas shooting, Conn. senator begs for gun compromise

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy came to Congress representing Sandy Hook.

Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resume

The Sandy Hook familiesโ€™ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to resume soon.

EXPLAINER: What does Infowarsโ€™ bankruptcy filing mean?

Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the websiteโ€™s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

Alex Jones found in contempt for not showing up to Sandy Hook suit deposition, faces $25,000-per-day fines

A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones in contempt Wednesday after he failed to appear for a deposition in a lawsuit filed by victimsโ€™ families in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Jonesโ€™ lawyer said.

Braces, sex pills, fake eyeball among bizarre NJ beach trash

What do a set of braces, a glow-in-the-dark condom, a plastic monkey and half a bowling ball have in common.

Sandy Hook families: Gun maker trying to wipe out lawsuit

The judge, however, allowed one lawsuit plaintiff not the Sandy Hook families to sit on the main committee of unsecured creditors. He said the bankruptcy case is so new that many people who may have claims against the company may not even know about the case. A gunman using a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle made by Remington killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012. The lawsuit has been put on hold because of the bankruptcy case. Jessup on Tuesday approved a schedule for the Sept. 17 auction that allows the Sandy Hook families and others to object to the sale by Sept. 1.

'See something, say something' is working

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CNN) - Authorities say they thwarted two potential attacks on schools this week, thanks to tips from concerned citizens. Authorities are attributing their success to a strategy increasingly advocated by some experts: When you see something, say something. "It really speaks to the heart of prevention," Mark Barden, co-founder and managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, said. Sandy Hook Promise said it has received more than 30,000 tips since April 2018. Critics of Sandy Hook Promise's "Say Something" program and similar approaches say that the strategy places an unfair burden on children and exposes them to unnecessary trauma.

Haunting Back-to-School PSA Spotlights Ordinary Items That Might Save Kids' Lives in a Shooting

A new back-to-school commercial is turning heads because it is more than meets the eye. Teens show off the ordinary items they would bring to school like book bags, sweaters, folders and skateboards, and demonstrate how they might save their lives in case of a school shooting. The chilling PSA was released by Sandy Hook Promise, a gun safety advocacy group formed in the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012. Most chilling of all is a scene of a young girl, hiding in the bathroom and using a new phone to text her mom during a school shooting, tears running down her face. RELATED STORIESDad Whose Daughter Died in Sandy Hook 'Succumbed to Grief,' Says WifeFormer Columbine Principal Recites Shooting Victims' Names Every MorningDebunking the Myths Around Columbine High School Shooting

School shooting sweatshirts spark outrage after NYC Fashion Week debut

The hoodies feature what are supposed to be bullet holes and school names like Sandy Hook, Columbine, Virginia Tech and others. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

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