IPI filed for bankruptcy on April 19<\/a> before two of the winning bidders had completed their payments for three of the vehicles, prompting Clear Management to delay the accounting of the sale. According to The Saipan Tribune, White’s motion noted that Clear Management does not possess the original title documents for the vehicles, only photocopies provided by IPI. The vehicles remain on IPI’s property, and their registrations have mostly expired. Clear Management asserted that the US$233,750 received from the vehicle sales should not be considered IPI’s property.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe motion requested that the court approve the sale contracts, allowing Clear Management to finalise transactions with the successful bidders and retain its commission and expenses from the proceeds. If the court does not approve the sales, Clear Management plans to seek compensation for its services and costs from IPI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, US$56,867.20 from the sale of IPI gaming equipment remains in the escrow account, pending court distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NMI bankruptcy court approves IPI interim funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chief judge\u00a0Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI has approved a request by\u00a0IPI for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing allowing an interim withdrawal of US$400,000. IPI director Howyo Chi said half of the funds will be allocated to pay the Department of Public Lands for the lease of the land where IPI\u2019s complex is situated. The remaining half will be assigned to cover salaries and administrative costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The approved US$400,000 interim funding represents a fraction of a US$7m loan IPI recently secured from a Hong Kong-based financing institution with the remaining US$6.6m pending court review on June 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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