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Orange County Prosecutor Arrested
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- An Orange County prosecutor accused of tipping off
drug ring leaders was among a dozen people arrested for investigation of drug
trafficking and money laundering.
Deputy District Attorney Bryan Ray Kazarian, 35, face a life sentence if
convicted, Orange County District Attorney Anthony Rackauckas said Monday.
Kazarian was arrested Sunday along with Howard Irvine Coones, 44, founder of
the Orange County Hells Angels chapter
Kazarian appeared in U.S. District Court on Monday afternoon and was ordered
held without bail. A deputy district attorney for six years, Kazarian worked
in an anti-gang unit until January when he was moved to a job inside the
office so he ``could be more efficiently monitored,'' Rackauckas said.
Prosecutors said the charges covered different conspiracies, including money
laundering and the distribution of cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription
drugs.
Some of the drug distribution charges involved the shipping of chemicals from
New Jersey for the manufacturing of methamphetamine that was shipped to
Hawaii inside Harley-Davidson motorcycles and motorcycle shipping crates.
The money laundering charges involved millions of dollars, investigators
said.
Kazarian's attorney, Malcolm Guleserian, said his client may have made some
``stupid mistakes'' but he wasn't part of a criminal conspiracy to traffic
drugs.
Guleserian said Kazarian was devastated by the allegations. ``He's done a lot
to protect the community,'' Guleserian told The Associated Press. ``Now
they're saying he's a bad guy.''
Documents filed with the court alleged that Kazarian tipped ring members on
the status of police investigations. Prosecutors said Kazarian advised Ward
to not deposit money into a bank account to prevent the government from
finding it.
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