十名印度籍人士因签证欺诈共谋被起诉
发布日期 2026年4月10日
波士顿联邦大陪审团起诉10名印度籍人士,指控他们合谋策划假抢劫案,以便参与者谎称自己是犯罪受害者从而申请U签证。USCIS协助了此次调查,案件源于2023年3月在马萨诸塞州等地发生的便利店假抢劫事件。
要点
- 十名被告每人被控一项共谋实施签证欺诈罪。
- 据称该骗局安排店员假装成犯罪受害者,以便在U签证申请中虚假声称遭受暴力犯罪侵害。
- 该骗局的组织者和接应司机此前已于2025年5月被定罪。
- 十名被告中有两人已被移民拘留,所有被告在服刑后均面临驱逐出境。
- 共谋签证欺诈罪最高可判处五年监禁、三年监督释放及25万美元罚款。
- 所有指控尚未经证实,被告在依法被判有罪之前均被推定无罪。
影响对象
此次公告涉及被起诉的10名印度籍人士,也与申请U签证的犯罪受害者及相关律师有关。
建议行动
任何人如发现涉嫌移民福利欺诈行为,可通过USCIS举报表进行举报。
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发布日期
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2026年4月10日
04/10/2026
被告涉嫌参与策划武装抢劫案，以便“受害者”可借此申请移民福利
Defendants allegedly participated in staged armed robberies so that “victims” could apply for immigration benefits
波士顿消息，美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）为一项签证欺诈调查提供了关键协助，该调查导致联邦大陪审团对10名印度籍公民提起公诉。被告因共谋策划便利店武装抢劫案而被波士顿联邦大陪审团起诉，目的是让店员能够在移民申请中谎称自己是犯罪受害者。这些被告此前已于2026年3月被刑事控诉书起诉。此次宣布由美国检察官办公室作出。
BOSTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to a visa fraud investigation that resulted in federal grand jury indictments of 10 Indian nationals. The defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores so store clerks could falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. They were previously charged by criminal complaint in March 2026. The U.S. attorney’s office made the announcement.
以下被告因共谋实施签证欺诈罪名，已被联邦大陪审团正式起诉：
The following defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud:
吉滕德拉库马尔·帕特尔（Jitendrakumar Patel），39岁，非法居住在马萨诸塞州马什菲尔德；
Jitendrakumar Patel, 39, unlawfully residing in Marshfield, Massachusetts;
马赫什库马尔·帕特尔（Maheshkumar Patel），36岁，非法居住在马萨诸塞州兰多夫；
Maheshkumar Patel, 36, unlawfully residing in Randolph, Massachusetts;
桑贾伊库马尔·帕特尔（Sanjaykumar Patel），45岁，非法居住在马萨诸塞州昆西；
Sanjaykumar Patel, 45, unlawfully residing in Quincy, Massachusetts;
迪皮卡本·帕特尔（Dipikaben Patel），40岁，此前非法居住在马萨诸塞州韦茅斯，已被遣返印度；
Dipikaben Patel, 40, deported to India after unlawfully residing in Weymouth, Massachusetts;
拉梅什拜·帕特尔（Rameshbhai Patel），52岁，非法居住在肯塔基州尤班克；
Rameshbhai Patel, 52, unlawfully residing in Eubank, Kentucky;
阿米塔巴亨·帕特尔（Amitabahen Patel），43岁，非法居住在马萨诸塞州普莱恩维尔；
Amitabahen Patel, 43, unlawfully residing in Plainville, Massachusetts;
罗纳克库马尔·帕特尔（Ronakkumar Patel），28岁，非法居住在密西西比州马里兰高地；
Ronakkumar Patel, 28, unlawfully residing in Maryland Heights, Mississippi;
桑吉塔本·帕特尔（Sangitaben Patel），36岁，非法居住在马萨诸塞州兰多夫；
Sangitaben Patel, 36, unlawfully residing in Randolph, Massachusetts;
明凯什·帕特尔（Minkesh Patel），42岁，非法居住在俄亥俄州佩里斯堡；以及
Minkesh Patel, 42, unlawfully residing in Perrysburg, Ohio; and
索纳尔·帕特尔（Sonal Patel），42岁，非法居住在俄亥俄州佩里斯堡。
Sonal Patel, 42, unlawfully residing in Perrysburg, Ohio.
上述全部10名被告此前均已被刑事控诉书起诉，并在附条件情况下获释。拉梅什拜·帕特尔和罗纳克库马尔·帕特尔已被移民拘留。被告在服满所判刑罚后将面临遣返。本案源于对该骗局组织者拉姆拜·帕特尔（Rambhai Patel）及接应司机巴尔温德·辛格（Balwinder Singh）的调查，两人此前已于2023年12月被起诉，并于2025年5月被定罪。
All 10 defendants were previously charged by criminal complaint and released on conditions. Rameshbhai Patel and Ronakkumar Patel have been taken into immigration custody. The defendants are subject to deportation after they complete any sentence imposed. This case stems from an investigation into Rambhai Patel, the organizer of the scheme, and getaway driver Balwinder Singh – both of whom were charged in December 2023 and later convicted in May 2025.
根据起诉文件，2023年3月，拉姆拜·帕特尔及其同谋者在马萨诸塞州及其他地区策划并实施了至少六起便利店、酒类商店或快餐店的武装抢劫案。据指控，策划这些抢劫案的目的是让在场的店员能够在U类非移民签证申请中谎称自己是暴力犯罪的受害者。U签证适用于遭受精神或身体虐待并协助执法部门调查或起诉犯罪活动的某些犯罪受害者。
According to the charging documents, in March 2023, Rambhai Patel and his co-conspirators set up and carried out staged armed robberies of at least six convenience/liquor stores or fast food restaurants in Massachusetts and elsewhere. It is alleged that the purpose of the staged robberies was to allow the clerks who were present to falsely claim that they were victims of a violent crime on an application for a U non-immigrant visa. A U visa is available to victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and help law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.
据指控，在策划的抢劫过程中，“抢劫者”会持疑似枪支威胁店员或店主，随后从收银台取走现金并逃离现场，整个过程被商店监控录像拍下。随后，店员或店主会等待五分钟或更长时间，待所谓的“抢劫者”逃离后再报警，谎称发生了“犯罪”。据称，每位“受害者”都曾向拉姆拜·帕特尔支付费用以参与该骗局。拉姆拜·帕特尔则向商店店主支付费用，以便使用其商店进行策划的抢劫。
In the course of the alleged staged robberies, the “robber” would allegedly threaten store clerks or owners with an apparent firearm before taking cash from the register and fleeing, while the interaction was captured on store surveillance video. The clerks or owners would then wait five or more minutes until the alleged “robber” escaped before calling police to report the “crime.” The “victims” are alleged to have each paid Rambhai Patel to participate in the scheme. In turn, Rambhai Patel paid the store owners to use their stores for the staged robberies.
组织者拉姆拜·帕特尔、“抢劫者”以及接应司机巴尔温德·辛格已于2025年5月被定罪。上述10名被告据称曾与拉姆拜·帕特尔协商安排每次抢劫，或为自己或家人支付费用以“受害者”身份参与该骗局。
The organizer Rambhai Patel, the “robber,” and the getaway driver, Balwinder Singh, were convicted in May 2025. The 10 defendants listed above are alleged to have either arranged with Rambhai Patel to set up each robbery, or paid for themselves or a family member to participate as a “victim.”
共谋实施签证欺诈罪最高可判处五年监禁、三年监督释放，并处以25万美元罚款。此外，被告在服满所判刑罚后将面临遣返。
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. Additionally, the defendants are subject to deportation after any sentence imposed.
此次宣布由美国检察官利亚·B·福利（Leah B. Foley）和联邦调查局（FBI）波士顿分局负责人特德·E·多克斯（Ted E. Docks）作出。本案由刑事司助理检察官埃利安娜·J·努祖姆（Elianna J. Nuzum）和杰西卡·L·索托（Jessica L. Soto）负责起诉。多个机构在本案调查中提供了宝贵协助：
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI, Boston Division, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elianna J. Nuzum and Jessica L. Soto of the Criminal Division are prosecuting the case. Multiple agencies provides valuable assistance in the investigation:
纽约东区、华盛顿西区、俄亥俄北区、密苏里东区以及肯塔基东区的美国检察官办公室；
The U.S. attorney’s offices for the Eastern District of New York, the Western District of Washington, the Northern District of Ohio, the Eastern District of Missouri, and the Eastern District of Kentucky;
联邦调查局（FBI）纽约、西雅图、路易斯维尔、克利夫兰和圣路易斯外勤办公室；
The FBI’s New York, Seattle, Louisville, Cleveland and St. Louis field offices;
美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）执法与遣返行动处；
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations;
马萨诸塞州警察局；
Massachusetts State Police;
马萨诸塞州伍斯特县地区检察官办公室；
Worcester County (Massachusetts) District Attorney’s Office;
马萨诸塞州波士顿、戴德姆、欣厄姆、马尔登、马什菲尔德、兰多夫、萨默维尔、韦茅斯和伍斯特,宾夕法尼亚州上达比和西皮茨顿,肯塔基州路易斯维尔,以及田纳西州比恩站的警察局。
Police departments for Boston, Dedham, Hingham, Malden, Marshfield, Randolph, Somerville, Weymouth, and Worcester in Massachusetts, Upper Darby and West Pittston in Pennsylvania, Louisville in Kentucky, and Bean Station in Tennessee.
起诉文件中所载的细节均为指控。在法院依法被证明有罪之前,被告均应被推定无罪。
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
如需向美国公民及移民服务局(USCIS)举报涉嫌移民福利欺诈或滥用行为,请使用USCIS举报表格(USCIS Tip Form)。
To report suspected immigration benefit fraud or abuse to USCIS, please use the USCIS Tip Form.
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2026年4月10日
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