This story is based on a real case involving a member of Russian/Armenian organized crime, real insurers, investigators, lawyers, fire fighters, and insurance brokers. The names, descriptions, and identities of the people involved have been changed to protect both the guilty and the innocent.The report to the US Senate, after this case was decided by the California Courts, reveal that the threats made on MOM and lawyer Hazan were real and they are lucky that the threats were never fulfilled. The person identified in this story as Levonyan was described to the US Senate as the leader of a Russian/Armenian organized crime ring. It is important to take seriously threats from criminals. Insurance fraud and arson-for-profit are not victimless crimes. They are crimes of violence that cost everyone who lives in the U.S.]