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certificate of Liu Hsiu Chen dated November 21, 2006, signed by
Ms. Chen.
Petitioner, through contradictory testimony and evidence,
has represented his ownership interest in the Rivercliff property
to be: (1) Outright joint ownership with his wife, Kumiko; (2)
outright ownership of only the original farm dwelling and barn;
(3) 50-50 ownership with his purported employer; or (4) ownership
by his purported employer with petitioner able to work into an
equity position for services rendered. In spite of all of the
contradictory representations, petitioner held legal title to the
Rivercliff property jointly with Kumiko Talmage until August 20,
2001, when she deeded her ownership interest to petitioner.
Petitioner held sole legal title until June 30, 2005, when he
transferred title to RFI. Moreover, petitioner continuously
resided in and used the Rivercliff property as his primary
residence from 1999 through the date of trial.
Petitioner’s testimony relating to the payments by his
purported employer to Kumiko Talmage arising from the divorce is
inconsistent and implausible. Petitioner categorized the payments
variously as: (1) Advances due to friendship; (2) obligations
assumed by his employer and therefore no longer his; (3) payments
by NCPL to acquire Kumiko Talmage’s 50-percent ownership interest
in the Rivercliff property (despite the fact that Kumiko Talmage
transferred her interest in the Rivercliff property to petitioner
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