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A default judgment against Zhu, a former general manager at Prima Technology, was later determined to be more than $10 million US.

Improper bank transfers amounting to millions of dollars had been made from a company called Alux Inc., of which Mary Yang was the sole shareholder.

The Superior Court of Snohomish County found that Zhu used Prima employees without authorization to assist Alux and allowed Alux to invoice Prima’s customers for products belonging to Prima.

In 2016, the B.C. Supreme Court ordered that the Washington state judgments be registered against Yang and Zhu, with Prima able to recover about $500,000 from Yang in B.C.

Prima, which became aware of the transfer of the Vancouver home, then sought a court order in B.C. that the conveyance of the Narvaez home was void. Prima also sought an order for the property to be sold.

In a ruling posted at the court’s website Tuesday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Affleck said that the evidence was “overwhelming” that Yang was aware before she transferred the property that large claims had been made against her in the United States.

Yang argued that Prima’s claim was barred by the passage of time, but the judge rejected those arguments.

The defendant also claimed that the transfer of property was not fraudulent because it was consistent with a Chinese tradition of giving property to children who then permit their parents to remain living at the home.

But the judge said there was no evidence before him of such a custom apart from Yang’s bare assertion.