According to Azerbaijani press reports, Azerbaijani lobbying groups in the United States have launched a letter writing campaign to members of Congress, urging them to "be wary" about allocating financial aid to the Armenian government since it is linked to Armenian fraudsters in the U.S.

The letters argue that the Armenians arrested for Medicare fraud back in February are somehow linked to the government back in Yerevan.

"This is the third time in less than a year when Armenian-American criminal groups have been busted for defrauding the government, businesses and specifically elderly citizens. In October 2010, FBI, IRS and local law enforcement agencies arrested 52 ethnic Armenians across the US in an attempt of stealing $163 million from Medicaid", the letters read.

The anti-Armenian campaign also refers to a Wikileaks report that weapons shipped via Armenia wound their way to Iraq and were used to kill American soldiers.

"We should not allow Armenian criminals to easily come into the US and cheat us out of our money, whilst enjoying a safe-haven back in Armenia, under the protection of the president of the country, who in turn takes our aid dollars and then ships weapons to kill our soldiers in Iraq".