Crime

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Alarmed by a surge in impersonation fraud or deepfakes around the globe, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sought to modify a rule that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals. The Lina Khan-led agency said in

Photo: Ethnic Media Services By Selen Ozturk On February 9, the Federal Trade Commission released data showing that nationwide fraud losses topped $10 billion in 2023 — 14% more than 2022. Nevertheless, the dramatic loss owes less to more reports than to more

Photo: facebook SAN MATEO, CA (IANS) – The former Meta engineer Anand Henry has been identified as a suspect in a murder-suicide involving himself, his wife, and their four-year-old twins, the police said. Henry and his wife Alice Priyanka Benziger, both in

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Sukhdev Vaid, 24, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in stealing $150,000 from an elderly woman. He admitted targeting elderly Americans via an international computer-hacking scheme that resulted in

TORONTO, (IANS) - With 13 bullets pumped into her body, the lone survivor of a shooting spree in Canada last year who watched her Sikh parents die in front of her, wants swift justice and says police didn't do their

SHEFFIELD, AL (IANS) - A 76-year-old motel owner was shot dead here following a confrontation over room rental. Pravin Raojibhai Patel, the owner of Hillcrest Motel, was gunned down on February 8 after which police arrested 34-year-old William Jeremy Moore, Alabama-based

SAN MATEO, CA (IANS) – A couple and their four-year-old twins have been found dead inside their home here. Police are investigating the deaths of Anand Sujith Henry, 42, his wife Alice Priyanka, 40, and their sons Noah and Neithan as

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for staging armed robberies to commit visa fraud in Massachusetts. Rambhai Patel, 36, and Balwinder Singh, 39, from New York staged armed robberies so

TORONTO, (IANS) - An Indian truck driver from Canada has been charged for attempting to bring about $8.7 million worth of cocaine into the US, according to court documents. Gagandeep Singh, a citizen of India and resident of Canada, was charged

WASHINGTON, DC  (IANS) - A 41-year-old Indian-origin tech executive has died in the US, days after he was assaulted outside a restaurant. Vivek Taneja, president, and co-founder of Dynamo Technologies, succumbed to his injuries on February 9after he was assaulted by

TORONTO, (IANS) - Canadian police have arrested three men and two women of Punjab origin and laid almost two dozen charges in connection with extortion threats targeting the South Asian business community in the Greater Toronto Area. Gagan Ajit Singh, 23,

TORONTO, (IANS) - A 41-year-old Indian Canadian man has been charged with breaking into temples and stealing cash from donation boxes. The accused has been identified as Jagdish Pandher from Brampton city. According to police, multiple break-and-enter incidents were reported in Peel

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - An Indian American man has pleaded guilty to procuring citizenship unlawfully, misusing evidence of naturalization, and making false statements in a passport application. Jaiprakash Gulvady, 51, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison,

 Photo: New York Post India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY – In a shocking incident of January 27, Lieutenant Ben Kurian, a dedicated nineteen-year Indian American veteran of the New York Police Department (NYPD), was viciously assaulted, along with his colleague, Officer

Photo: @jasrifootball NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Jacksonville Jaguars, a Florida-based football team, has asked sports betting firm FanDuel to return some or all the nearly $20 million in stolen proceeds that its former Indian-origin employee lost on the site. Amit Patel,

TORONTO, (IANS) - Three men have been arrested in Canada and will be extradited for trial in the US for their links with a network trafficking drugs between Mexico and the North American nations. A joint operation between the BBI and

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC – Three former federal employees were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to steal proprietary software and sensitive law-enforcement databases from the U.S. government for use in a commercial venture. Sonal Patel, 49, of Sterling,

TORONTO, (IANS) - A 23-year-old man was arrested after allegedly making threats and aggressively swinging two large swords inside a Sikh temple in Canada's British Columbia province. Officers responded to the disturbance during an evening service inside the Penticton Sikh Temple

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A man admitted that he failed to maintain an anti-money laundering program in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act as part of a scheme to bring lucrative and high-risk international financial business to a small,

DETROIT, MI (IANS) - A 43-year-old has been sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $2.8 million healthcare fraud. Yogesh K Pancholi from Northville was also found guilty of wire fraud conspiracy, engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity

TORONTO, (IANS) - A 26-year-old man hailing from Punjab has been deported to India less than a year after he was found guilty of a car crash that killed a woman and her elderly mother in the Canadian province of

LITHONIA, GA (IANS) - An Indian, working part-time at a convenience store was brutally beaten to death with a hammer by a homeless man he and other employees had been helping for the past couple of days, the police said. The

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