11 Indian nationals charged in US over visa fraud
Eleven Indian nationals, living illegally in the US, have been charged with visa fraud for conspiring to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience shops, according to US federal prosecutors.
Authorities said the suspects are accused of organising fake robberies for the purpose of allowing the store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications towards getting a Green Card.
They have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud.
They all were living unlawfully in various US states such as Massachusetts, Kentucky and Ohio. Dipikaben was deported to India after unlawfully residing in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the Justice Department said in a statement. Massachusetts and released following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston.
