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United States of America v. Andranik Aloyan
Date: 08-18-2014
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
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.
About This Case
What was the outcome of United States of America v. Andranik Aloyan?
The outcome was: See above
Which court heard United States of America v. Andranik Aloyan?
This case was heard in United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles County), CA. The presiding judge was DDP.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Andranik Aloyan?
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.
When was United States of America v. Andranik Aloyan decided?
This case was decided on August 18, 2014.