L.A. couple facing prison for stealing $18 million in a pandemic relief scam took a private jet to the Balkans and vanished into a posh town on the Mediterranean.
L A family members convicted in COVID disaster loan fraud latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At the conclusion of an eight-day trial, the following defendants were found guilty on June 25:
Richard Ayvazyan, 42, of Encino;
Richard Ayvazyan’s wife, Marietta Terabelian, 37, of Encino;
Richard Ayvazyan’s brother, Artur Ayvazyan, 41, of Encino;
Vahe Dadyan, 41, of Glendale.
All four defendants were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, 11 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Richard Ayvazyan also was found guilty of two counts of aggravated identity theft. Artur Ayvazyan also was found guilty of one count of aggravated identity theft. Vahe Dadyan also was found guilty of one count of money laundering.
Four L A County Residents Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-Relief Programs imperialvalleynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from imperialvalleynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned a superseding indictment, unsealed Thursday, charging four additional individuals for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit over 150 fraudulent loan applications seeking over $21.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Manuk Grigoryan, of Sun Valley, California; Arman Hayrapetyan, of Glendale, California; Edvard Paronyan, of Granada Hills, California; and Vahe Dadyan, of Glendale, were each charged in a superseding indictment filed in the Central District of California with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.