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Ryuk Member Karen Vardanyan Sentenced to Two Years in U.S. Prison

September 24, 2026 1 min read 6 views
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Ryuk member Karen Vardanyan was sentenced to 24 months in U.S. prison after extradition from Ukraine and ordered to pay $1.2M in restitution. Karen Vardanyan, a 35-year-old Armenian citizen who went by “Maneeken” and, oddly, “Karl Lagerfeld” online, was extra

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