10 LA Businesses Charged For Violating Coronavirus Order

LOS ANGELES, CA — Misdemeanor charges were filed Tuesday against an additional 10 Los Angeles non-essential businesses for allegedly operating during the Safer At Home Order.

Charges were filed Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office against:

-- Avetik Grigoryan and Makaros Makarosya of My Smoke Shop, 22876 Ventura Blvd.;

-- Arthur Papazyan of Studio City Smoke Shop, 11046 Ventura Blvd.;

-- Tami Aboud, of Lincoln Tobacco, 608 Lincoln Blvd.;

-- Grachiya Baltayan of Mike's Smoke Shop, 12038 Burbank Blvd.;

-- Tarik Dugam and Jake Kail of Drip 'N Vape, 23706 Victory Blvd.;

-- Nourollah Farzad and Michael Eric Solano of Bellagio Express Car Wash, 6344 Sepulveda Blvd.;

-- Hungsia Yang of Spa Castle Massage, 19644 Sherman Way;

-- Luis Pena of Henney's Printing, 4166 Verdugo Road;

-- Carlos Valdez of Vantage Green Professional Auto Detailing, 2700 N. Eastern Ave.; and

-- Joyce Choi of Discount Beauty Supply, 8600 S. Hoover St.

The defendants were allegedly operating non-essential businesses during the Safer At Home Order, which was put in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Rob Wilcox, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office director of community engagement and outreach.

Charges were filed against four other businesses earlier in April, Wilcox said.

"All non-essential businesses need to comply, without exception," City Attorney Mike Feuer said. "The sooner we achieve maximum compliance -- from businesses and residents alike -- the sooner all Angelenos can get back to work and resume our normal routines."

—City News Service

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