Ambrosio T. Ogumoro and his daughter Leiana K. Ogumoro were accused of fraudulent transfer in federal court.
U.S. Attorney for Guam and NMI Leonardo M. Rapadas is asking the court to grant the federal government relief and declare that the conveyance of the defendant’s lot be adjudged fraudulent and void to the extent necessary for the defendant to satisfy the civil judgment.
The U.S. government is also seeking an order requiring the defendant to pay his civil monetary obligations amounting to $3.7 million immediately.
The U.S. government wants to be awarded a judgment against defendant Leiana K. Ogumoro for the full amount of the debt.
The U.S. government further asks the federal court to prevent Leiana Ogumoro from disposing or diminishing the value of the 25,105 square meter lot in question.
Rapadas wants the lot seized and sold, with the proceeds paid to the U.S. government.
In June 2004, Ambrosio Ogumoro was involved in the discharge of oil into the navigable waters and adjoining shorelines of the commonwealth and the United States.
He failed to take actions as required by officials with respect to oil spill removal activities, which resulted in the U.S. incurring costs and damages in removing the oil spill.
The U.S. government filed a complaint against Ambrosio Ogumoro on May 17, 2006 on behalf of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to recover the oil spill cleanup costs.
Ogumoro failed to defend and a default judgment was entered on Dec. 26, 2006, ordering him to pay $3,413,514.37 plus interest.
The U.S. then filed an abstract of judgment to secure Ogumoro’s properties.
On Aug. 20, 2008, Ogumoro admitted that he transferred his lot to his daughter as a gift.
The U.S. government sent a demand letter to Ambrosio Ogumoro on Jan. 16, 2009 requesting payment of the civil judgment or other payment arrangements.
Ogumoro declared he is not able to pay the civil judgment in full.
As of Feb. 16, the U.S. government had collected $3,047.94 from the defendant’s military retirement payments.
He still owes the U.S. government $3,782,554.65.
The U.S. government filed one cause of action against the defendant for fraudulent transfer of Lot No. 150-E located on Capital Hill to his daughter on Nov. 13, 2006.
The U.S. said the subject property is a substantial asset of the defendant, and that the defendant transferred the property to hinder, delay or defraud the U.S. government’s efforts to collect on the civil judgment.
“The conveyance of the subject property impaired, and continues to impair the rights of the United States, in that the defendant is now insolvent and has no property or money to pay his debts to satisfy the civil judgment,” the complaint stated.
