February 25, 2024 – FRESNO, CA – Akop Dongelyan, 47, of Glendale, was sentenced last Tuesday to 364 days in prison for conspiring to commit 
credit and debit card fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, in November 2015, Dongelyan and co-defendant Artak Vardanyan went on a crime spree in Fresno and Southern California where they stole multiple victims’ credit and debit card information through skimmers placed at gas stations. They then used that information to make counterfeit credit and debit cards and stole over $195,000 from the victims’ accounts.
On Feb. 12, 2024, Vardanyan was sentenced to 11 months in prison.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph Barton and Arelis Clemente prosecuted the case.
Source: DOJ Release
