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IN SUIT FILED BY SEVEN WORKERS
Plaintiffs want over $5 million worth of IPI assets auctioned
The seven construction workers who are suing Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC over labor violations and human trafficking have asked the U.S. District Court for the NMI to allow them to auction off IPI assets to satisfy a $5 million-plus judgment.
The plaintiffs, through New York-based lawyer Aaron Halegua, filed an application for writ of execution on IPI’s property in the amount of 5,430,595.58 last Wednesday.
The list of IPI assets include computer hardware, furniture and equipment, motor vehicles, casino gaming machines, and two of IPI’s crystal dragons.
In a declaration by Frances Mafnas, former IPI treasury director for IPI, dated Dec. 9, 2020, IPI’s computer hardware is estimated to be at around $692,404.47, its furniture and equipment is estimated at around $2,348,230.40, IPI’s motor vehicles hold a combined value of $1,347,547.03, and its casino gaming machines are valued at around $7,042,321.91.
Back on May 26, U.S District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona Manglona entered a default judgment in favor of the seven workers in the amount of $5,430,595.58 plus post-judgment interest and attorneys’ fees against IPI.
To date, IPI has yet to make a single payment to the plaintiffs.
