This can be chalked up as a win for the good guys. On Friday, we learned that a joint operation carried out by Boston's Violent Crimes Task Force, the FBI, and various other agencies and offices has resulted in the roundup of 10 Indian nationals, all apparently in the country illegally, who had been operating a staged armed-robbery scam. The purpose of the scam was apparently so that the clerks in the store at the time of the fake robbery could claim crime victim status.
🚨#BREAKING: #FBI Boston's Violent Crimes Task Force has arrested 10 Indian nationals across MA, KY, MO, & OH for allegedly participating in staged armed robberies for the purpose of allowing store clerks to claim they were "victims" of violent crime so they could apply for… pic.twitter.com/SG4oQW9z1t
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) March 13, 2026
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...so they could apply for immigration benefits. An 11th Indian nat'l who was deported to India has also been charged.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts issued a press release naming the accused; one thing should stand out:
Eleven Indian nationals have been charged 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 following defendants have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud:1. Jitendrakumar Patel, 39, unlawfully residing in Marshfield, Mass.;
2. Maheshkumar Patel, 36, unlawfully residing in Randolph, Mass.;
3. Sanjaykumar Patel, 45, unlawfully residing in Quincy, Mass.;
4. Dipikaben Patel, 40, deported to India after unlawfully residing in Weymouth, Mass.;
5. Rameshbhai Patel, 52, unlawfully residing in Eubank, Ky.;
6. Amitabahen Patel, 43, unlawfully residing in Plainville, Mass.;
7. Ronakkumar Patel, 28, unlawfully residing in Maryland Heights, Miss.;
8. Sangitaben Patel, 36, unlawfully residing in Randolph, Mass.;
9. Minkesh Patel, 42, unlawfully residing in Perrysburg, Ohio;
10. Sonal Patel, 42, unlawfully residing in Perrysburg, Ohio; and
11. Mitul Patel, 40, unlawfully residing in Worcester, Mass.
Yes, they are all apparently Indian nationals, but that's not the point. Note that all (except the one who was deported) are described as "unlawfully residing." That can only be taken to mean that every one of them is in the United States illegally.
They were apparently just working the staged-robbery jobs that Americans don't want to do.
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This is an interesting case study, not only in the "import the Third World, become the Third World," but also in what happens when people from a low-trust society are allowed into a high-trust society. All too often, people like this arrive in the United States, discover that most local authorities tend to take people at their word when they make a police report, and immediately find a way to take advantage of that.
Unfortunately for these 11 crooks, the FBI and the Boston Violent Crimes Task Force found them out, and now the 10 who are still here in the United States are looking at jail bars from the wrong side.
They are facing up to five years in prison, following which we should expect they will be repatriated without delay.
The charge of conspiracy to commit visa fraud provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
So, no local Boston-area squish judges will be slapping them on the wrists. Good.
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