Crime

RICHMOND, VA (IANS) – A couple here has been convicted for forcing a relative to work at their store for long hours, subjecting him to physical abuse and threats for years, and confiscating his immigration documents. Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said that a jury has returned a guilty verdict against Amit Dager for insider trading and conspiracy to commit insider trading. 

HELENA, MT (IANS): A commercial truck driver admitted to a drug trafficking crime after authorities in the US found approximately 30 kilograms of cocaine in watermelon pallets. Kareshmaa Kaur Jagroop (42) from Ontario, was attempting to enter Canada at the Montana

CHICAGO, IL (IANS) - An Indian American liquor store employee was left shaken after four armed men in their 20s entered the shop, put a gun to his temple, and punched his co-worker before fleeing away with cash and cell

TORONTO, (IANS) - Raising concerns over an “alarming” escalation of extortion threats against Indian and South Asian business communities, mayors in the Canadian towns of Brampton and Surrey have urged the government to take swift action to root out the

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A 61-year-old medical biller has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $1 million intended for surgeons who provided care to injured workers in New York. Amrish Patel and his two companies -- Medlink Services and

Photo: Location.Ventures MIAMI, FL (IANS) - US authorities have charged Rishi Kapoor, a real estate developer, with perpetuating a $93 million investment fraud scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 3 announced that it obtained an asset freeze and other

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (IANS) - A federal grand jury has charged three people, including two Indian men, for the violent kidnapping and murder of an airplane mechanic who went missing last month. The body of Suren Seetal (36), who worked at

SEATTLE, WAS (IANS) - Two men have been arrested and charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. Rambhai Patel, 36, and Balwinder Singh, 39, allegedly staged armed robberies so that “victims” could apply for immigration benefits, the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January 1 declared Canada-based gangster Satinderjit Singh, popularly known as Goldy Brar, a "designated terrorist" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Brar had claimed responsibility for the murder of

Photo: Twitter/X NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A couple, who headed a tech company, and their teen daughter have been found dead here and the local prosecutor said it was likely a "domestic issue incident". The prosecutor, Michael Morrissey, identified them on

LEXINGTON, KY (IANS) – Satishkumar Rameshchandra Patel has pleaded guilty for taking part in a phone scam in which he called victims around the country and lied to extract thousands of dollars from them. He admitted to one charge of conspiracy

Photo : Stills captured from the surveillance video and posted on social media including by Dr.Priyanka Wali India-West News Desk FULLERTON, CA – In a disturbing incident that unfolded here, Drs. Vijay and Jyotika Wali, a couple residing in the area, became

JERSEY CITY, NJ (IANS) - Three Indian Americans have been arrested for deceiving a business owner and charging him for contract work that never got done. Viral Patel and Priyanka Patel from Jersey City, and Pratik Patel from Ramsey were each

TORONTO, (IANS) - A 27-year-old commercial truck driver has been charged after authorities seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine in the Canadian province of Ontario. Manpreet Singh, a resident of Brampton, was taken into custody by the Royal Canadian Mounted

BOTHELL, WA (IANS) - Police have warned residents after a recent uptick in daytime burglaries targeting Indian Americans here. The burglaries have been happening in the city located in Snohomish County along 35th Avenue Southeast between 180th Street Southeast and 228th

STATESBORO, GA (IANS) - A 56-year-old tax return preparer here has been sentenced to two years in prison after he pled guilty to tax evasion. Samir Patel was ordered to pay approximately $550,000 in restitution to the US, a fine of

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - An Indian-origin financial advisor from New York has been found guilty on 11 counts of defrauding public health insurance plans out of more than $4 million and transacting in the criminal proceeds. Kaival Patel, 54, who

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information about a 29-year-old Indian student who went missing from New Jersey over four years ago. Mayushi Bhagat was last seen

KEY WEST, FL (IANS) - A 30-year-old Indian Canadian has been charged with driving drunk and crashing his vehicle with his four-month-old daughter inside. Peeyush Gupta, a resident of Ontario province, was taken into custody last week and remains behind bars

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to leaving a threatening voicemail targeting a Jewish organization here. Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, a resident of Sarasota city in Florida, faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison

MONTEAGLE, TN (IANS) - Two motel owners have been arrested here for lying to the police about the whereabouts of fugitives whom they hid inside their building. Dakshaben Patel and Harshil Patel, who own the Super 8 and Mountain Inn in

NEWARK, NJ (IANS) - A former airline corporate real estate director and two other co-conspirators admitted accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from a company in exchange for helping it obtain contracts from the airline. New Jersey residents Alok

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A 33-year-old has been convicted of multiple counts related to visa fraud and conspiracy, following a three-day jury trial in Pennsylvania. Vinay Kumar Patel was the manager of the Fuel-On convenience store in Lock Haven City,

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) - An executive was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly a million-dollar fine for misappropriating information about impending corporate transactions. Amit Bhardwaj, 49, former Chief Information Security Officer at Lumentum Holdings, was

NEWPORT, NC (IANS) - A 46-year-old motel owner died after being shot at by a homeless trespasser, who barricaded himself inside a room, before killing himself, police said. Satyen Naik, who was allegedly killed by 59-year-old Troy Kellum, was found lying

Photo: coosavalleynews/googlemaps ATLANTA, GA (IANS) -A 71-year-old motel manager has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for trafficking a victim and subjecting her to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor. Shreesh Tiwari was also ordered to pay $42,648 in restitution

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A former football team employee has been accused of swindling more than $22 million from the team's coffers to fund his lavish lifestyle. Amit Patel, who was the manager of financial planning and analysis of the

MADISON, WI (IANS) - A 29-year-old man has pleaded guilty to firebombing an anti-abortion office building in May 2022. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, who was arrested at the Boston International Airport this year, was charged with one count of attempting to cause

Photo: St. Charles County Prosecutor JEFFERSON CITY, MO (IANS) - Three men are facing criminal charges for holding a 20-year-old student from India captive and repeatedly beating, starving, and forcing him into labor for several months. The victim, who was forced to

Photo: Screengrab WABC-TV TRENTON, NJ (IANS) - A 23-year-old Indian American man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of three of his family members, police said. Om Brahmbhatt, of South Plainfield, NJ was taken into custody for the

TORONTO (IANS) - The 53-year-old physiotherapist here, already in an ongoing sexual assault investigation, is facing additional charges after more victims came forward, police said. Iraj Daneshvar was arrested on November 23 and charged with two additional counts of sexual assault

CINCINNATI, OH (IANS) - A 26-year-old Indian doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati was found shot dead inside his car. Aaditya Adlakha was driving on the Western Hills Viaduct, here, when his vehicle was hit multiple times with gunfire, Ohio-based

India-West News Desk FREMONT, CA - In the aftermath of the harrowing incident that unfolded on November 17, at around 4:47 p.m., Fremont police officers using surveillance footage and witness interviews have positively identified the perpetrator as 28-year-old Miguel Angel Villareal

Photo: Googlemaps VACAVILLE, CA  (IANS) - A nursing home chain and its Indian American owner have agreed to pay $45.6 million in entering a consent judgment with the US Department of Justice to resolve allegations that they paid kickbacks to physicians

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Police have identified the woman who threw a cup of hot coffee at an Indian American man wearing a Palestinian scarf, and his 18-month-old son at a playground here last week. Ashish Prashar, 40, was playing

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Three Indian Americans have been charged in a fraud scheme intended to obtain over $35 million from financial institutions by providing false documentation in support of Small Business Administration (SBA) loan applications for the purchase of hotels. Rajendra G. Parikh, 63, and Rajnikant I. Patel,

DENVER, CO (IANS) -Ten people, including a 56-year-old Indian American man, were arrested in a major undercover operation by police and law enforcement officials here in connection with child sex-related crimes. Yogesh Patel, a part-time resident of Grand Junction City, was

TORONTO, (IANS) - An immigration agent, accused of cheating several Indian students of tens of thousands of dollars by issuing fake college admission letters to procure study permits to Canada, has denied charges against him. Brijesh Mishra, who has been under

TORONTO, (IANS) - A 53-year-old physiotherapist has been arrested and charged in connection with sexually assaulting a victim at his clinic in  Ontario province, police said. Iraj Daneshvar was arrested after police received information on October 23 that a victim was

New York, Nov 6 (IANS) - A man has been sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his 26-year-old wife 17 times and then driving over her body before fleeing from the scene in 2020. Philip Mathew pleaded no contest to the

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Valparaiso University has said that the attack on its 24-year-old student from Telangana has left them "shocked and saddened" and they are offering all assistance to fly the victim's family to the country. Varun Raj Pucha,

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A US woman, who fled to India in March this year with her Indian-origin husband, has been indicted by a grand jury in the state of Texas for the murder of her missing six-year-old son

India-West News Desk VALPARAISO, IN - A graduate student at Valparaiso University is battling for life after a 24-year-old man stabbed him at a public gym thinking that the victim was going to "assassinate" him. Jordan Andrade was arrested for the crime

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A 30-year-old man, who beat an elderly Sikh man to death while calling him "turban man" during a road rage incident here, has been charged with manslaughter as a hate crime. Gilbert Augustin also faces charges

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A pharmaceutical company and its Indian American chief have agreed to resolve allegations that they knowingly underpaid Medicaid rebates due for the company's drug Nitrofurantoin Oral Suspension (Nitro OS). Missouri-based Nostrum Laboratories and its founder and

SACRAMENTO, CA (IANS) - Two suspects broke into the Hindu temple here and stole its donation box, police said. Officers from the Sacramento Police Department reached Hari Om Radha Krishna Mandir in La Mancha Way at about 2:15 a.m. after receiving reports

TORONTO, (IANS) - Avtar Singh Sohi has been fined $20,000 for his role in a scheme that charged newcomers tens of thousands for permits to work in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Sohi, 42, pleaded guilty on October 23 to misrepresentation

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Following two back-to-back attacks on Sikhs recently, leaders and community members gathered in New York to denounce hate and call for protection against the rising crimes against them in the US. Jasmer Singh, 66, died after

CHICAGO, IL (IANS) - Two men have been charged for their role in distributing fentanyl and laundering drug proceeds with the help of a New Jersey-based middleman who pleaded guilty before a District Court in Southern Illinois. Moises A. Sanabria (32)