{"id":58930,"date":"2025-05-20T18:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T01:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58930"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T01:53:26","slug":"13-members-and-associates-of-rival-armenian-syndicates-arrested-for-allegedly-attempting-murder-kidnapping-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58930","title":{"rendered":"13 Members and Associates of Rival Armenian Syndicates Arrested for Allegedly Attempting Murder, Kidnapping, Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"420\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"60\">LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"420\"><br data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"63\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1867 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ATF-BADGE-217x300.png\" alt=\"Federal Judge Harshly Criticizes ATF's Sting Operations; Dismisses a Criminal Indictment\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ATF-BADGE-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ATF-BADGE.png 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>Federal authorities arrested 13 alleged members and associates of rival Armenian crime syndicates in California and Florida on charges including attempted murder, kidnapping, firearms violations, and thefts worth over $83 million, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"420\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The arrests stem from a series of violent and organized crimes linked to a power struggle in Los Angeles\u2019s San Fernando Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"742\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"436\">Ara Artuni<\/strong>, 41, of Porter Ranch, is accused of ordering the attempted murder of rival <strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"530\">Robert Amiryan<\/strong>, 46, of Hollywood, who is separately charged with kidnapping. The two are identified as <em data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"630\">avtoritet<\/em>\u2014a Russian term for high-ranking leaders\u2014within Armenian Organized Crime, a syndicate tied to the Russian mafia, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"979\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29089 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Los-Angeles-Police-Department-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/>According to federal complaints, the conflict between Artuni and Amiryan escalated in 2023, with attempted hits and the alleged torture of an associate. Beyond violence, Artuni\u2019s group allegedly ran major fraud operations, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1057\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"997\">Cargo theft<\/strong> from Amazon shipments, stealing over $83 million in goods<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1134\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A <strong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1093\">credit card bust-out scheme<\/strong> using fake businesses to defraud banks<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1156\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Wire and bank fraud<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1339\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Authorities also seized $100,000 in cash, 14 firearms, and three armored vehicles during the arrests. Two suspects remain in custody on unrelated charges, and one is still at large.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1523\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Federal and local agencies collaborated in the investigation, including LAPD, Burbank PD, Homeland Security, and the ATF. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1523\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">If convicted, defendants face up to life in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1676\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Officials emphasized the crackdown as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle transnational criminal enterprises exploiting U.S. communities and commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES Federal authorities arrested 13 alleged members and associates of rival Armenian crime syndicates in California and Florida 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