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    INMATES WHO RAN ID THEFT RING FROM PRISON GET 25 YEARS

    Los Angeles Times
    Nov 28 2012

    Two men associated with the Armenian Power gang were each sentenced
    to 25 years in federal prison Wednesday on charges of perpetrating
    a sophisticated identity theft ring from lockup, according to the
    United States attorney's office.

    Angus Brown, 36, whose nickname is "Homicide," and Arman
    Sharopetrosian, 33, known as "Horse," were two of the 20 defendants
    named in an indictment last year related to an identify theft scheme
    that looted at least $8 million, authorities said.

    Under the scheme, which involved the Armenian Power gang working in
    concert with other street gangs, bank insiders were bribed to steal
    personal information from mostly elderly victims whose signatures were
    forged, with big checks deposited into phony accounts, authorities
    said.

    Brown and Sharopetrosian had been convicted of running the identity
    theft ring from Avenal State Prison in the Central Valley.

    Brown had already been serving time at the prison for identity theft,
    authorities said, while Sharopetrosian had been serving time for
    shooting at an occupied vehicle and carrying a concealed weapon.

    Prosecutors said the fraud ring picked elderly victims because they
    were less likely to keep watch of their accounts by the Internet.

    All 20 defendants were convicted and most are expected to be sentenced
    in the coming months, authorities said.

    Christopher Goffard

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/two-men-draw-stiff-federal-sentences-in-identity-theft-ring.html

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