US seizes Alamieyeseigha’s $700k home

The Maryland, United States home of former Bayelsa state governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has been forfeited to the US government following the approval by a federal judge of the Justice Department’s forfeiture order.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the forfeiture on the $700,000 Rockville, Maryland house was executed Friday after U.S District Judge Roger W. Titus granted the Justice Department’s motion for default judgment against the property. The Justice Department said the house belonged to Diepreye Peter Solomon Alamieyeseigha, who was Bayelsa governor between 1999 and 2005.
According to prosecutors, Alamieyeseigha’s assets were the proceeds of corruption. Alamieyeseigha has previously denied the allegations in court filings. A lawyer for Alamieyeseigha could not be immediately reached for comment.

•Alamieyeseigha: US government takes over property in Maryland

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