Declaration of Catherine Ahn — USA v. Ayvazyan et al (Dkt. 904.1)

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Assistant United States Attorney Catherine Ahn declares, in support of the government's ex parte application for an order disclosing information the U.S. Probation Office has on the pretrial supervision of defendants in United States v. Ayvazyan, et. al, CR No. 20-579(A)-SVW (C.D. Cal.), Document 904-1, filed 08/31/21. She says that on August 29, 2021 she learned Pretrial Services had received an alert that Richard Ayvazyan's location monitoring bracelet had been cut off while Marietta Terabelian's was broadcasting from the same location, and that the Probation Office later confirmed both had absconded from supervision. A supervisory officer said a court order was needed to release phone numbers and location histories. On August 31, 2021 counsel for the other defendants were asked for their positions: some did not oppose, some opposed, and some had not responded.

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DECLARATION OF CATHERINE AHN 
I, Catherine Ahn, declare as follows: 
1. 
I am an Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”) for the 
Central District of California and am assigned to the prosecution of 
United States v. Ayvazyan, et. al, CR No. 20-579(A)-SVW.  I make this 
declaration in support of the government’s ex parte application for 
order disclosing information held by the U.S. Probation Office 
related to the pretrial supervision of defendants in the above-
captioned case, including defendants Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta 
Terabelian. 
2. 
On August 29, 2021, I was informed that Pretrial Services 
with the U.S. Probation Office for the Central District of California 
had received an alert that the location monitoring bracelet for 
defendant Richard Ayvazyan had been cut off and that defendant 
Marietta Terabelian’s location monitoring bracelet was broadcasting 
from that same location.  I later received information from the U.S. 
Probation Office that confirmed that defendants Richard Ayvazyan and 
Marietta Terabelian had absconded from supervision.  On or about 
August 30, 2021, I requested information from U.S. Supervisory 
Pretrial Services Officer Devona Gardner that included the phone 
numbers used by the eight defendants in this case, as well as the 
location histories for defendants Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta 
Terabelian.  Officer Gardner noted, however, that I would need to 
obtain a court order in order for her office to disclose such 
information.  
3. 
On or about August 31, 2021, I contacted counsel for 
defendants Artur Ayvazyan, Tamara Dadyan, Manuk Grigoryan, Arman 
Hayrapetyan, Edvard Paronyan, and Vahe Dadyan, copying counsel for 
Case 2:20-cr-00579-SVW     Document 904-1     Filed 08/31/21     Page 1 of 2   Page ID
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defendants Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta Terabelian, and requested 
their position on the ex parte application.  Counsel for Artur 
Ayvazyan and Arman Hayrapetyan did not oppose the ex parte filing and 
counsel for Manuk Grigoryan opposed.  Counsel for Vahe Dadyan opposed 
and stated that the government’s request should be focused 
exclusively on defendants Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta Terabelian.  
As of the time of this filing, counsel for Edvard Paronyan and Tamara 
Dadyan had not yet responded. 
 
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct and that 
this declaration is executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 
31, 2021. 
 
 
CATHERINE AHN 
 
Case 2:20-cr-00579-SVW     Document 904-1     Filed 08/31/21     Page 2 of 2   Page ID
#:15734

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