New York, Ten Indian nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for conspiring to carry out staged armed robberies at convenience stores for the purpose of visa fraud.
The defendants, all previously charged by a criminal complaint in March, were indicted with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies at convenience stores.
The purpose of the staged robberies was to allow store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications.
The defendants are subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed, the Justice Department said Thursday.
This case stems from an investigation into Rambhai Patel, the organiser of the scheme, and getaway driver Balwinder Singh – both of whom were charged in December 2023 and later convicted in May 2025.
