Abelian

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 13 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1266 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:20-cr-00579-SVW-8 v.

MEMORANDUM*

GOHAR ABELIAN,

Movant - Appellant.

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

Submitted September 11, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: R. NELSON, MILLER, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Gohar Abelian served as surety on a $100,000 bond to secure the appearance

of her sister, Marietta Terabelian, who was charged with fraudulently obtaining

COVID-19 relief funds. When Terabelian absconded to Montenegro after her

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). conviction, the district court ordered the bond forfeited. The court denied Abelian’s

motion to set aside the bond…