{"id":2437678,"date":"2025-05-21T20:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sting-corners-rival-gangsters-wanted-for-amazon-fraud-kidnapping-more-report\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T20:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:44:22","slug":"dhs-sting-corners-rival-gangsters-wanted-for-amazon-fraud-kidnapping-more-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sting-corners-rival-gangsters-wanted-for-amazon-fraud-kidnapping-more-report\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Sting Corners Rival Gangsters Wanted for Amazon Fraud, Kidnapping, More: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhs-sting-corners-rival-gangsters-wanted-for-amazon-fraud-kidnapping-more-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437678&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent operation led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targeted Armenian gangs involved in organized crime in Los Angeles. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leavitt-homan-share-status-of-trumps-immigration-agenda-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Leavitt, Homan share status of Trump&#039;s immigration agenda - Washington Examiner\">multi-agency raid<\/a>,which took place early Tuesday,resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals linked to two rival gangs: the Amiryan Organized Crime Group and the Artuni Enterprise. The suspects face serious charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-for-shooting-near-two-young-girls-in-viral-video-had-a-dozen-prior-arrests-including-violent-crimes\/\" title=\"Man ... For Shooting Near Two Young Girls In Viral Video Had A Dozen Prior Arrests, Including Violent Crimes\">including attempted murder<\/a>, kidnapping, and extensive fraud &#8211; notably, a scheme that defrauded Amazon of $83 million. Authorities highlighted that the gangs, although primarily Armenian, also had ties to individuals from Iran and Azerbaijan, and are believed to have connections with the Mexican mafia. During the operation, law enforcement seized cash, armored vehicles, and firearms. The U.S. Attorney emphasized the commitment of law enforcement to dismantling such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-cartels-traffickers-exploiting-unfinished-border-wall-construction\/\" title=\"Blackburn: Cartels, Traffickers Exploiting Unfinished Border Wall Construction\">transnational criminal organizations<\/a>, as these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gangs considerably threaten community safety<\/a> and legitimate businesses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security led a seven-agency raid Tuesday that disrupted Armenian gang activity in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen members of two &ldquo;dueling&rdquo; gangs, the &ldquo;Amiryan Organized Crime Group&rdquo; and &ldquo;Artuni Enterprise,&rdquo; were arrested in the pre-dawn raid, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/exclusive-video-dhs-nabs-suspects-dramatic-sting-rival-la-gangs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. Twelve arrests were made in California and one in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Charges against those arrested included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crime-expert-warns-new-south-american-gang-violent-tren-de-aragua-preying-rural-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attempted murder<\/a>, kidnapping, and fraud. Court documents said one operation chalked up to the gangs stole $83 million in items from Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What you&rsquo;re seeing now is part of the [Trump] administration&rsquo;s priorities,&rdquo; Bill Essayli, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California, said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going after transnational criminal organizations, violent and organized crime, going out into the community and getting the most dangerous folks out of here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been going on for years,&rdquo; Essayli said. &ldquo;This particular gang, these Armenian gangs here, have been terrorizing the community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Officials said the gangs were led by Armenians, but included suspects from Iran and Azerbaijan. Authorities believe the gangs have links to the Mexican mafia.<\/p>\n<p>Ara Artuni, 41, of Porter Ranch, California, is charged with attempted murder in aid of racketeering, while a rival, Robert Amiryan, 46, of Hollywood, California, who is charged with kidnapping, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said, &nbsp;according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/news\/releases\/ice-law-enforcement-partners-arrest-13-armenian-rival-members-associates-organized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The release said that &ldquo;<span class=\"field-content\">Armenian Organized Crime, a Russian mafia-affiliated transnational criminal organization, has made Los Angeles County a center of U.S. operations.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>About $100,000 in cash, three armored vehicles, and 14 guns were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tycoon-couple-arrested-massive-federal-raid-accused-working-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seized<\/a> in the Tuesday raid.<\/p>\n<p>The ICE release said Artuni Enterprise members were accused of signing up with Amazon as carriers and taking what they were hauling.<\/p>\n<p>The gang also ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-nails-top-gang-leader-bondi-patel-watched-whole-thing-worst-worst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">credit card scheme<\/a> in which a phone business would run up credit card debt, then fold before any of it could be collected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"13 suspects in Armenian organized crime ring arrested in federal bust\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WqG9chas0M8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s arrests reflect that my office and our law enforcement partners are committed to keeping America safe by dismantling transnational criminal organizations,&rdquo; Essayli said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let today&rsquo;s enforcement action be a warning to criminals: Our communities are not your playground to engage in violence and thuggery,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-busts-armenian-crime-syndicate-operating-in-california-florida-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"ICE busts Armenian crime syndicate operating in California, Florida - Washington Examiner\">transnational criminal organization operated<\/a> with the structure and brutality of an international cartel, inflicting significant harm on public safety and causing substantial damage to legitimate commerce and supply chains,&rdquo;&nbsp;Homeland&nbsp;Security Investigations Los Angeles Acting Deputy Special Agent in Charge Dwayne Angebrandt said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/13-alleged-armenian-crime-syndicate-members-arrested-in-series-of-raids\/3705781\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNBC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dismantling transnational criminal organizations is at the core of HSI&rsquo;s mission, and through close collaboration with our law enforcement partners, we are holding these perpetrators accountable and disrupting their criminal enterprise at every level,&rdquo; 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Thirteen individuals from two rival gangs, the &#8220;Amiryan Organized Crime Group&#8221; and &#8220;Artuni Enterprise,&#8221; were apprehended during the early morning operation, as reported by Fox News. Twelve arrests occurred in California and one in Florida, with charges including attempted murder, kidnapping, and fraud. Court documents revealed that one gang&#8217;s activities resulted in $83 million worth of stolen goods from Amazon. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli stated that this action reflects the administration&#8217;s focus on dismantling transnational criminal organizations and addressing violent crime within communities. 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