‘King of Instagram’ Arrest: No Matter Your Stature, You Still Answer To the Law

There are some people out there who think they’re untouchable when it comes to the law. You’ve probably seen it in the past, with some over-confident social media user or streamer insisting they can’t be prosecuted, and when they are eventually arrested, they swear their lawyers will get them out of whatever jam they’re in.

But here’s the truth of the matter – the law is the law is the law. Period. It doesn’t matter where you sit in a social status. What matters is that you answer for any criminal actions you have taken. And you can threaten all you want, but all it takes is video evidence or an eyewitness account and the story can flip in a second. That will certainly have even die-hard followers asking just what the truth is.

In this particular case, we’re looking at the recent arrest of Farzad “Tony” Toutouni, which ICE recently reported a couple of days ago. Farzad was living what he felt was a dream life, with fancy cars and living mixed with his ongoing criminal action. But soon he’ll be facing accountability, whether he likes it or not.

The story behind Toutouni is a fascinating one. He first entered the United States decades ago, but in 1999, he was finally deported back to Mexico. Oddly enough, he was able to sneak back into the United States in 2011, using an electric raft in Canada of all things.

Toutouni has built quite a criminal legacy for himself. The ICE record reads, “He was sentenced to more than 16 months for making or passing a fictitious check, grand theft of access card, conspiracy to commit crime, possess/alter access card equipment, forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion.”

But the real problem here? Toutouni built himself an online persona where he believed he was bigger than life.

He considered himself a social media celebrity, and had actually built a plethora of users, to the tune of over one million. With his account, Toutouni would boast the “high life” that comes from committing criminal acts. That included pictures with high-end cars, luxury aircraft and, of course, women that were barely dressed.

But all that came crashing down on October 27, when ICE Los Angeles were able to detain him on multiple charges.

“He has been arrested for criminal threats, criminal conspiracy, and possession and sale of a controlled substance,” ICE noted in an official report.

There’s also a question surrounding the death of Israeli immigrant Emil Lahaziel back in 2023, who died outside his West Hollywood mansion. (Yes, he has a mansion from his criminal actions – that’s as arrogant as you can get.) No word yet on whether he is being suspected of the murder, but it certainly wouldn’t surprise me.

At the moment, Toutouni is set to remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. And this time, with Trump’s border policies in place, he should finally be kept out for good. One can hope.

But Toutouni represents one of the worst examples we’ve seen from an illegal immigrant criminal yet. He’s someone that not only found joy in committing multiple crimes to create his lifestyle, but also created an online persona in which to revel in it. And inventing this image that it was cool to be a criminal.

Well, joke’s on you, Farzad. The hammer swung swiftly and now you’re facing deportation and criminal charges for your actions.

So the next time you still feel like being “on the fence” about whether illegal immigrant criminals are “bad” people, all you have to do is take a closer look at Toutouni. He had no trouble robbing, assaulting and possibly even murdering to keep up his lavish lifestyle. However, in the end, he still answered to the letter of the law.

Boast about your success all you want, but the second it crosses over into criminal action, that doesn’t mean you’ll get away scot-free. Quite the opposite, actually.

Kudos to the ICE agents that made the arrest. Keep up the wonderful work and I hope it takes you far in 2027.