1 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁courts , ▁D ent on ▁was ▁ch ast ised ▁for ▁infl ating ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁his ▁equ ity ▁in ▁G aw ker . ▁The ▁pres iding ▁judge ▁stated ▁that ▁D ent on ▁ ▁informed ▁the ▁court ▁that ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁his ▁stock ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁eight y - one ▁million ▁dollars . ▁ ▁This ▁valu ation ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁Hog an ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁D ent on ' s ▁stock ▁would ▁cover ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁ow ed ▁by ▁the ▁company . ▁However , ▁the ▁stock ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁val ued ▁at ▁thirty ▁million , ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁c ited ▁eight y - one ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁this ▁revel ation , ▁the ▁court ▁found ▁that ▁D ent on ▁had ▁not ▁acted ▁in ▁good ▁faith , ▁and ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁stating ▁that ▁Hog an ▁could ▁begin ▁se izing ▁assets ▁from ▁G aw ker . ▁ ▁Un iv ision ▁Communic ations ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁subs idi ary ▁era ▁( 2 0 1 6 – present ) ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Un iv ision ▁Communic ations ▁paid ▁$ 1 3 5 ▁million ▁at ▁au ction ▁to ▁ac quire ▁all ▁of ▁G aw ker ▁Media ▁and ▁its ▁br ands . ▁This ▁ended ▁G aw ker ▁Media ' s ▁four teen ▁years ▁of ▁operation ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁company , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁planned ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁to ▁become ▁a