A U.S. bankruptcy judge has ordered Infowars to be auctioned away from founder Alex Jones as part of a judgment ordering him to pay more than $1 billion to the families of students who were killed during the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
Judge Christopher Lopez revealed he’ll approve the auctions to begin in November, with all of the organization’s intellectual property being up for auction to the highest bidder. Other assets — like television and audio equipment, computers, and any associated real estate, will be sold at a separate auction in December.
An attorney for the families, Christoper Mattei, said the families of the victims were pleased by the order.
“Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built,” he said. “This brings the families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused.”
While the ongoing saga has played out, Alex Jones has remained adamant that he will continue to host his radio show and digital video programs in spite of losing the company he founded. He asserted that the Infowars brand could be purchased by one or multiple of his wealthy supporters, allowing him to continue to host and operate the brand despite no longer owning it.
“It’s very cut and dry that the assets of Free Speech Systems, the website, the equipment, the shopping cart, all that, can be sold,” Jones recently said. “And they know full well that there are a bunch of patriot buyers, and then the operation can ease on.”
