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 | | The case is assigned to United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis. |
 | | The indictment charges that from late 2002 through April 2004, OGANESSIAN and the following members of his crew, the defendants ARTAK GYULBUDAGHAN, HARUT GYULBUDAGHYAN, MIKHAIL "LNU," ASHOT MARTIROSYAN, RYSZARD MODZELEWSKI, GRIGOR OGANESSIAN, ROBERT PISKORSKI, MARIUSZ ADAM TRZNADEL, and ZYGMUNT TRZNADEL, conspired to distribute counterfeit cigarettes, resulting in tax losses to New York State exceeding $1,000,000. |
 | | The cigarettes, produced in China to mimic the appearance of Marlboro products, were sold to the Oganessian organization by Chinese gangs operating in Southern California. |
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