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Date: 08-18-2014

Case Style: United States of America v. Andranik Aloyan

Case Number: 2:11-cr-00072-DDP

Judge: DDP

Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Andrew Creighton, E Martin Estrada, Sarah C Levitt, Cristina M Moreno, Victor A Rodgers, Jr., Stephen G Wolfe, Elizabeth R Yang

Defendant's Attorney: Andrew Reed Flier for Rafael Parsadanyan

Juan Carlos Acevedo for Sarkis Avedisian

Stephanie Ames for Raymond Tarverdyan

Raul Ayala - FPD for Gevork Kasabyan

Melanie K Baghdaian for Gevork Kasabyan

Larry M Bakman for Andranik Bakhchadjian

Ellen M Barry for Rafael Gonzalez-Munoz, Jr

Karine Basmadjian for Garik Galstyan

Marilyn E Bednarski for Andranik Bakhchadjian

James S Bisnow for Vazgen Topadzhikyan

Paul W Blake, Jr. for Lusine Ogandganyan

Marcia J Brewer for Arman Tangabekyan

Anthony P Brooklier for Hayk Karayan

Vicki Marolt Buchanan for Hayk Karayan

George W Buehler for Rafael Parsadanyan

Richard M Callahan, Jr. for Karen Hesham Samawi

Dominic Cantalupo for Aram Petrosian

Dana Cephas for Paramaz Bilezikchyan

Mark Allen Chambers for Edgar Yerkanyan

Michael S Chernis for Miguel Agustin Ramirez

Gevork Chilingaryan for Garik Galstyan

Anthony E Colombo, Jr. for Mher Darbinyan

James Pernell Cooper, III for Karen Markosian

Michael M Crain for Catrina Balderrama

Philip A DeMassa for Aram Petrosian

Philip Deitch for Artur Gabrelyan

William R Domnarski for Arsen Ayranjian

Steve Escovar for Armen Hovanissian

David B Feinstein for Suren Torosyan

Vladimir Galstyan for Rafael Parsadanyan

Mark John Geragos for Andranik Aloyan

Peter Giannini for Julio Cesar Rivas

Alexander L Griggs for Debra May-Lawson

Dmitry Y Gurovich for Marat Shakhramanyan

Eugene Patterson Harris for Oganes Teroganesyan

William S Harris for Haroutioun Arthur Melkonian

Paul C Horgan for Andranik Bakhchadjian

Azad Jingozian for Aram Khachatryan

Peter Johnson for Karo Yerkanyan

Samuel A Josephs FPD for Aram Khachatryan

Carlos Juarez for David Muradyan

David J P Kaloyanides for Rafael Gonzalez-Munoz, Jr.

Robert Kalunian for Oganes Teroganesyan

Jerome A Kaplan for Tigran Sarkisyan

David A Katz for Paramaz Bilezikchyan

David E Kenner for Artur Gabrelyan

Alex R Kessel for Karine Mkrtchyan

Shaun Khojayan for Joseph Mares

Ivan L Klein for Harut Torosyan

Matthew D Kohn for Ara Fermanyan

Joel C Koury for Arnold Moradians

Timothy C Lannen for Adam Davoodian

Curtis V Leftwich for Vahe Mnatsakanyan

John C Lemon for Edgar Yerkanyan

Steven Graff Levine for Arnold Moradians

Jay L Lichtman for Karapet Joey Karamusyan

Lawrence Jay Litman for Karine Mkrtchyan

Matthew J Lombard for Arnold Moradians

Donald B Marks for Arman Sharopetrosian

W Michael Mayock for Grachia Nalbandyan

Fredrico McCurry for Arman Karayan

John Neil McNicholas for Zhirayr Karayan

Michael S Meza for Armando Moreno

George G Mgdesyan for Simon Antonyan

Fred G Minassian for Andranik Aloyan

Martin G Molina for Karen Hesham Samawi

Anna Movsesian for Simon Antonyan

Michael D Nasatir for Sarkis Avedisian

Angel Navarro for Gagik Zhamkochyan

Gregory Nicolaysen for Souren Serobyan

Souren Serobyan for Garen Chouldjian

Thomas Nishi for Vartenie Ananian

Carol Joy Ojo for Aram Petrosian

Charles Pereyra-Suarez for Arman Sharopetrosian

Ira Lee Plummer for Roman Teroganesyan

Joan Politeo - FPD for Rafael Roger Zendejas

Paul E Potter for Rafael Roger Zendejas

David Robert Reed for Jack Gambaryan

Jonathan E Roberts for Karo Yerkanyan

John D Robertson for Emil Airapetian

Bernard J Rosen for Gustavo Ortega

Dale Rubin for Artur Pembejian

Kim Savo - FPD for Aram Khachatryan

Robert E Scott for Steven Wilson

Michael V Severo for Mher Darbinyan

Michael T Shannon for Khachatur Arakelyan

Victor Sherman for Raymond Tarverdyan

Patrick S Smith for Hagop Yamalyan

Anthony M Solis for Oganes Teroganesyan

James W Spertus for Roman Teroganesyan

Errol H Stambler for Suren Torosyan

John J Stanley for Tigran Sarkisyan

George L Steele for Grigor Garibyan

Andrew M Stein for Karo Yerkanyan

Robert Patrick Sticht for Garik Galstyan

Stanley H Stone for Naira Astghik Terounian

Peter C Swarth for Vardan Amirkhanyan

Ali Taheripour for Raymond Tarverdyan

Jilbert Tahmazian for Manuk Terzyan

James Richard Terzian for Souren Serobyan

Michael J Treman for Hayk Karayan

Joseph F Walsh for Zhirayr Karayan

Mark J Werksman for Souren Serobyan

Mark Windsor for Vartan Avedissian

Antonio F Yoon for Karen Zakaryan

Description: LOS ANGELES, CA – An associate of the Armenian Power gang, who was convicted at trial for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included stealing personal and financial information of elderly bank customers for accounts valued at more than $25 million, was sentenced today to 160 months in prison.

Andranik Aloyan, 41, of Hollywood, was sentenced by United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. In addition to the prison term of more than 13 years, Judge Gutierrez ordered Aloyan to pay $3,516,711 in restitution.

A federal jury in February found guilty Aloyan guilty of racketeering conspiracy, attempted bank fraud, access device fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to the evidence presented at trial, Aloyan possessed and used stolen personal and financial information belonging to more than 80, mostly elderly bank customers, whose accounts combined to be worth more than $25 million.

Aloyan was among 90 individuals charged three years ago in two indictments that alleged a variety of criminal activities associated with the Armenian Power gang. One indictment accused 27 defendants, including Aloyan, of participating in the Armenian Power racketeering conspiracy that involved illegal activities such as sophisticated bank fraud, identity theft, debit-card skimming, manufacturing counterfeit checks and money laundering. Some of the defendants also were involved in violent crimes, such as kidnapping, extortion and firearms offenses, along with other crimes including drug trafficking and illegal gambling. Eighty-five defendants have previously been convicted or pleaded guilty to the charges, including 26 defendants who were convicted of or pleaded guilty to racketeering charges.

According to court documents, the Armenian Power street gang formed in the East Hollywood district of Los Angeles in the 1980s. The gang’s membership consisted primarily of individuals of Armenian descent, as well as of other countries within the former Soviet bloc. Armenian Power has been designated under California state law as a criminal street gang and is believed to have more than 250 documented members, as well as hundreds of associates. According to court documents, Armenian Power members and associates regularly carry out violent criminal acts, including murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, robberies, extortions and witness intimidation to enrich its members and associates and preserve and enhance the power of the criminal enterprise.

The cases were investigated by the Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, which is comprised of the FBI, the Glendale Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Burbank Police Department, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department,RS – Criminal Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Secret Service.

The cases are being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Gang Section.

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