Convicted California COVID-19 scammer couple extradited back to US

Richard Ayvazyan, 44, and Marietta Terabelian, 38, were convicted by a federal jury in June 2021 of"leading a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over $20 million in COVID-19 relief funds," per the Justice Department.The couple fled the U.S. to Montenegro shortly after the trial, but they have now been extradited back.

Ayvazyan was sentenced to 17 years in prison, and Terabelian was sentenced to six years in prison for committing fraud, mainly through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Both used"dozens of fake, stolen, or synthetic identities" to submit applications for 150 loans through the two programs intended for COVID-19 relief.Fraudsters are estimated to have stolen as much as $80 billion of the $800 billion from the Paycheck Protection Program, per a report from NBC News.

When do we convict Biden, Fauki, Wollensky, and the rest? Does another 100,000 people have to die first?

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Fugitive California couple convicted in massive Covid fraud extradited to the U.S.A California couple who fled the country after being convicted in a multimillion-dollar Covid-19 relief scam have been extradited to the U.S. from Montenegro, the Justice Dept. says. Excellent work DOJ.
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