BOSTON – Ten Indian nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. The defendants were previously charged by criminal complaint in March 2026.
According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, the following defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud:
1. Jitendrakumar Patel, 39, unlawfully residing in Marshfield, Mass.;…