UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50237

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:20-cr-00579- v. SVW-8 VAHE DADYAN, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50302

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:20-cr-00579- v. SVW-3 2:20-cr-00579- ARTUR AYVAZYAN, AKA Arthur SVW Ayvazyan,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding 2 USA V. DADYAN

Argued and Submitted June 8, 2023 Pasadena, California

Filed August 7, 2023

Before: MILAN D. SMITH, JR. and ROOPALI H. DESAI, Circuit Judges, and CAROL BAGLEY AMON, * District Judge.