Ten Indian nationals indicted for visa fraud conspiracy: US justice department

NEW YORK, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Apr, 2026) 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, according to the US Department of Justice.

These individuals were previously charged by a criminal complaint in March.

They have been indicted by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies at convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications, the DOJ said.

While a sentence has not been imposed yet, the defendants are subject to deportation after a sentence is announced.

The defendants could face up to five years in prison.

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