Posted on 01/02/2024 5:53:41 AM PST by lowbridge
Two New York City men staged armed robberies at convenience stores and fast food joints across the United States to scheme immigration benefits, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Rambhai Patel, 36, and Balwinder Singh, 39, were arrested on Dec. 13 and both charged with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud for their alleged plot, which allowed the “victims” of their robberies to apply for special immigration visas, Massachusetts prosecutors said.
According to federal prosecutors, Patel and Singh orchestrated “at least eight” of the alleged staged robberies – which involved a “robber” threatening a store clerk with an apparent firearm before snatching cash from the register in front of a store’s surveillance camera.
The scheme, which began in March 2023, had the store clerks wait five or more minutes until the robber made their escape before calling the police to report the crime, prosecutors said.
The “victims” of the alleged robberies each paid Patel to participate in the phony antics – while Patel paid the store owners to use their shops for the staged robberies, according to prosecutors.
The purpose of the staged robberies was to enable the store clerks to apply for a special “U visa” – which allows immigrants who’ve been mentally or physically abused and help prosecute criminals to stay in the country for four years.
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Yeah. Da dorks are coming here seeking sanctuary and lots of big bucks as if America already doesn’t have enough thieves. Okay Jo Jo. You can cut off all the crazy human imports now. The dempanic, global supply chain crisis is over.
Gov. Hochul signs legislation to expand eligibility to compensation for crime victims, survivors
WTF !!! Who makes these laws ?!?!?
Illegal immigrant women can actually get a Green Card by marrying an American citizen and then claiming spousal abuse.
Many of the men involved are guys who have limited or no success with women and actually believe these women are in love with them.
The women then claim abuse and the duped husband is facing criminal charges.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, this happens hundreds of times every year.
They wuz trying to curry favor.
They had to stage convenience store robberies in New York City???
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