  Armenian-American gang leader surrenders to policeOctober 16, 2010 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vahan Stepanyan, who was wanted for involvement in a Medicare $100 million fraud, has willingly surrendered to police. Stepanyan is accused of committing credit card fraud and naturalization fraud. He is also reported to be wanted by Albanian law enforcement for murder. The members of Armenian-American crime ring, which defrauded Medicare of more than $35 million by using stolen doctor and patient identities and setting up dozens of phony clinics coast-to-coast, were taken into custody earlier this week as part of a nationwide Medicare fraud sweep that resulted in charges in California, Ohio, New Mexico and Georgia.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
