Article: AUTHORITIES PROBING EXTORTIONS OF LOCAL ARMENIAN BUSINESSES.(News)

Byline: Jaxon Van Derbeken and Anne Burke Daily News Staff Writers

An extortion attempt that ended with the deaths of a gunman and an innocent bystander is under federal investigation as part of a wider pattern of shakedowns targeting local Armenian businesses, officials said Thursday.

``We believe that it may be part of a pattern of extortion activities in the Glendale, Burbank and North Hollywood area,'' said Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen G. Larson. ``It is a serious problem.''

A 19-year-old amateur boxer from Glendale and one of the suspects was killed late Tuesday when a gunfight broke out between the owner of the Mirage Clothing and Shoe ...

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