Recent Case Successes & News
MR. KHOJAYAN’S CLIENT OBTAINS CASA DIVERSION AVOIDING A CONVICTION AND SENTENCE IN A 10 YEAR MANDATORY MINIMUM DRUG AND RICO CASE — THE ONLY DEFENDANT OUT OF 70 DEFENDANTS TO OBTAIN SUCH A RESULT
A 29 count indictment charged 70 defendants with RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) conspiracy and narcotics trafficking that would otherwise result in a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison for each defendant. Mr. Khojayan’s client was recorded on phone calls and reports of investigation helping arrange narcotics distribution. His client had minor prior criminal history, which although “expunged” still counted under the federal sentencing guidelines.
9 MONTHS HOUSE ARREST INSTEAD OF MANDATORY MINIMUM 10 YEARS OF PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE NARCOTICS
Defendant conspired and agreed with co-defendants to distribute, and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances concealed in packages by delivering them through the United States Postal Service in Los Angeles County
JUDGE GRANTS MOTION TO TERMINATE FEDERAL SEX OFFENDER OBLIGATION
Mr. Khojayan’s client had been convicted previously of possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography…
PETITION TO TERMINATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION GRANTED
Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Shaun Khojayan was able to secure the granting of the first petition to terminate sex offender registration (CR-415) in Los Angeles under Penal Code 290.5.
COURT DISMISSES CASE AFTER GRANTING MOTION TO VACATE CONVICTION UNDER—CALIFORNIA PENAL CODES 1016.5 AND 1473.7 BASED ON THE CLIENT’S ADVERSE—IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM THE PLEA
Sammy was convicted of insurance fraud when he was 21 years old and a Legal Permanent Resident. He received a sentence of probation with restitution. At the time he accepted the guilty plea, Sammy had only been in the United States for a few years after escaping Iran due to the Iranian’s government’s persecution of him and his family based on their religion. Now, at 30 years old and about to start a new family, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) notified him that they were beginning removal proceedings to deport him from the United States based on his prior insurance fraud conviction years qualifying as an aggravated felony under the immigration laws
ATTORNEY SHAUN KHOJAYAN IS ALSO NOW ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT OF TEXAS (HOUSTON)
Attorney Shaun Khojayan was duly admitted and qualified as an Attorney and Counselor of the Southern District Court of Texas (Houston) Attorney Shaun Khojayan was duly admitted and qualified as an Attorney and Counselor of the Southern District Court of Texas (Houston) on April 8, 2021. Southern District of Texas Federal ID No. 3655021
TEACHER’S AIDE CHARGED WITH SEVEN ACTS OF LEWD ACTS ON CHILDREN, FACING LIFE IN PRISON – RELEASED FROM JAIL AND CHARGES REDUCED TO MISDEMEANORS
LOS ANGELES, CA. A 26-year old teacher’s aide was freed from jail after facing mandatory life in prison…
8 MONTHS HOUSE ARREST FOR DOCTOR INVOLVED IN $16.9 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND HONEST SERVICES MAIL FRAUD IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO, CA . For five years, Mr. Khojayan’s client, a licensed marriage and family therapist,,acted as the middleman between co-defendants for referrals of patients. The group billed insurance companies, collected the fees, and split the proceeds