Crime & Safety
California Pair Arrested In Plymouth With 189 Counterfeit ID's, $32K In Cash Pleads Guilty: US Attorney
A pair of identity thieves from California had 189 counterfeit ID's and $32,000 in cash stolen from various accounts of victims: officials.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- A pair of California residents pleaded guilty Thursday in an identity theft case after being arrested in Montgomery County last June, according to Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
Mihran Hakobyan, 32, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Pargev Gazdhyan, 31, of North Hollywood, California, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, authorities said.
The pair created counterfeit identification cards and used stolen debit card and bank account numbers to access money via ATMs throughout the Philadelphia region.
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When law enforcement pulled them over in Plymouth Township on June 7, 2016, they had 189 counterfeit cards in their car, in addition to $32,000 in stolen cash, officials said.
Hakobyan and Gazdhyan face a mandatory minimum of two years in prison, and a maximum of seven years.
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The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Jayne.
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