Two people convicted of stealing $18 million from COVID-19 relief funds were reportedly extradited back to the U.S. from Montenegro on Thursday.
out of $18 million were extradited back to the U.S. this week from Montenegro, where they fled last year while awaiting sentencing, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday, citing local police.
Richard Ayvazyan, 43, and his wife, Marietta Terabelian, 37, were convicted in June 2021 on multiple countsThe couple led an eight-person fraud ring that used dozens of fake or stolen identities to submit applications for about 150 fraudulent PPP loans, which netted them $18 million. Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta Terabelian worked to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program of approximately $18 million and are currently awaiting extradition.While awaiting sentencing, they cut their ankle monitors off in August 2021 and fled the country, according to the FBI.
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