UNITED STATES v. DADYAN

No. 21-50237, No. 21-50302.

76 F.4th 955 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vahe DADYAN, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Artur Ayvazyan, aka Arthur Ayvazyan, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verna J. Wefald (argued), Law Office of Verna Wefald, Pasadena, California, for Defendant-Appellant Vahe Dadyan.

Kathryn A. Young (argued), Deputy Federal Public Defender; Cuauhtemoc Ortega , Federal Public Defender; Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant Artur Ayvazyan.

David M. Lieberman (argued) and Christopher Fenton , Attorneys, Appellate and Fraud Sections; Lisa H. Miller , Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General; E. Martin Estrada , United States Attorney; Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office; Washington, D.C.; Daniel G. Boyle and Scott Paetty , Assistant United States Attorneys; Bram M. Alden , Criminal Appeals Section Chief; United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office; Los Angeles, California; Jeremy R. Sanders , Trial Attorney; United States Department of Justice; New York, New York; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: MILAN D. SMITH, JR. and ROOPALI H. DESAI, Circuit Judges, and CAROL BAGLEY AMON, District Judge.


OPINION

Vahe Dadyan and Artur Ayvazyan were convicted of various offenses stemming from an eight-person conspiracy to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in federal Covid-relief funds that were intended to assist businesses impacted by the pandemic...

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