Monthly Archives: September 2009

Deportation ordered for Armenian man in card reader scheme

One of two men from Armenia was sentenced to time served and deportation for his part in an ID theft and card-skimming scheme that cost its victims’ more than $570,000.
Artur Grigoryan pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Grigoryan and his accomplice Artur Harutyunyan, also from [...]

“Wig Lady” ID theft ringleader sentenced

Charles H. Belim, head of the “Wig Lady” scam ring, was sentenced yesterday to more than nine years in prison for his part in a Washington, D.C. area identity theft scheme that claimed more than 50 victims.
Belim, 58, his wife, Jacqueline Belim, and other co-conspirators stole purses and wallets containing credit cards, photo ID and [...]