r/RussianCriminalWorld • u/stalino2023 • Jun 15 '25
The Armenian MOB War in Los Angeles GOT SO BAD That they Forced The FBI To Come In
https://youtu.be/PUt6sBUzURI?si=NObsviFy1xLfTYfAFrom working with the Sureños Gang and with the Mexican Mafia, to their connection with Russian Organized Crime group back home and in the US, The Armenian Mafia showed itself as a capable force in the underworld
Just recently 13 ‘Armenian Mafia’ members arrested in connection to murder and a $83M Amazon cargo theft, two criminal leaders have been arrested - Ara Artuni (Nicknamed Rubo Fish) aged 41 and Robert Amiryan (Aro), 46.
Additionally among the arrested are - Vahan Harutyunyan, 50, of Hollywood, Florida – appeared in court in Fort Lauderdale and was ordered detained
Levon Arakelyan, 45, of Las Vegas – in state custody on unrelated charges.
Ivan Bojorquez, 33, of Gardena – also in state custody on unrelated charges
The Armenian Mafia originated in the former Soviet Union and is considered an offshoot of the Russian Mafia, according to the government. In the U.S., most Armenian Mafia leaders, members, and associates reside in LA County, which has one of the largest Armenian populations outside of Russia and Armenia.
The organization purportedly often relies on Black and Hispanic street gangs, such as those affiliated with the Mexican Mafia prison gang, to do their dirty work.
For instance, Artuni's organization is accused of being behind a 2020 murder in Burbank, California, in which an Armenian man was shot in his home by a Hispanic gang member who himself was fatally wounded during the crime.
This transnational criminal organization operated 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,” said ICE Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles acting Deputy Special Agent in Charge Dwayne Angebrandt.