For
90 Fake Asylum Applications Using LGBT
Scam Dzhamgarova Got 2 Years Reznik June
16
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 6 - In the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
on January 25, a change of
plea proceeding was held by
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on a
man charged with participating
in an asylum fraud scheme in
which he prepared fraudulent
asylum applications and
affidavits and coached clients
to lie under oath during
immigration proceedings
The defendant
Arthur Arcadian answered with
a series of "Yes" responses,
some of which cut off Judge
Vykocil questions. He
apologized.
He said he
coached the immigration client
in Bethpage. Judge Vyskocil
asked about venue. The
Assistant US Attorney said a
co-conspirator worked on the
affidavit from Washington
Heights, and they used a
membership card in an LGBT
community center in Manhattan.
The plea
was accepted and sentencing
set for May 31 at 11 am. The
plea agreement has a
sentencing guideline of eight
to 14 months.
On May 17, 2023,
Arcadian wrote in requesting a
non-custodial sentences, as
did his co-defendant Ilona Dzhamgarova,
citing the
difficulty of
growing up
Armenian in
Azerbaijan
amid the
Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
On May
25, the US
Attorney's
Office wrote
in saying
below eight
months would
be OK for
Arcadian,
but that Dzhamgarova
should get the
guideline, 33
to 41 months.
Inner
City Press
went on May 31
- the wife got
24 months, to
start after
the husband's
six months,
thread here:
Defense
lawyer tells
judge he went
yesterday to
Roosevelt
Hotel on 45th
and 5th, says
migrants are
getting cell
phones and a
room. Then
describes
women's prison
his client is
headed to. But
for how long?
Judge:
You encouraged
90 clients to
lie about
their sexual
orientation,
to seek
asylum. There
is a need for
general
deterence. I
sentence you
to 24 months.
[2 women in
the gallery
are crying]
As
Judge says
this defendant
will begin her
2 years after
her husband
finishes his 6
month
sentence- July
8, 2024- a
woman walks
out of the
courtroom
loudly
muttering, Those
f*ckers -
apparently
(from her head
motions during
the
proceeding)
meaning the
authorities.
On
June 6,
co-defendant
got a (brief)
delay: "ORDER
as to
(21-Cr-58-2)
Igor Reznik.
IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that
the sentencing
for Igor
Reznik
scheduled for
June 7, 2023
is rescheduled
to June 16,
2023 at 11:00
AM. Signed by
Judge Mary Kay
Vyskocil on
6/6/2023."
More
on Substack here
The case is US v.
Dzhamgarova, et al., 21-cr-58
(Vyskocil)
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