2 Persons of Indian Origin have been indicted by US Court in drug and US Visa fraud charges. They are among the 9 indicted in this case. South Carolina, Orangeburg’s Saurabh Kumar Patel faces charges of conspiracy. Kentucky, Newport’s Tarang Patel faces US Visa fraud and conspiracy charges.
The two have
been indicted along with 7 officers for
Law enforcement. They have been indicted in South Carolina’s federal court
on drug and US Visa fraud charges. Both of them face a maximum punishment of imprisonment for 10 years. This is if they are convicted.
One of the
alleged schemes in the indictment pertains to involvement in fraud Non-immigrant U -Visas. These are
reserved for specific crime victims. They would have suffered physical or
mental abuse due to the crime.
A Law
enforcement officer has to certify that the alien is helping the law
enforcement agency. It is with regards to the prosecution or investigation of
the crime in which the alien was victimized. This is for the overseas national
to get the U-Visa, as quoted by the New Indian Express.
The indictment
states that 4 officers assisted the
individuals to obtain the U-Visas in fraudulent ways. This is by accepting bribes for fake certifications
and creating fake incident reports. This is to indicate that the aliens were
victimized by the crimes. The officers are also indicted for accepting bribes
to protect cocaine and methamphetamine.
The law officers
charged in the indictment are:
• Lacra Sharod Jenkins - Police Department
Chief, Springfield
• Allan Hunter - Police Department Officer,
Springfield
• Carolyn Colter Franklin- Office Deputy,
Orangeburg County Sheriff
• Nathaniel Miller Shazier - Office Deputy,
Orangeburg County Sheriff
• Stanley Lavalle Timmons - Office Deputy,
Orangeburg County Sheriff
• James Albert Tucker - Office Reserve
Deputy, Orangeburg County Sheriff
• Willie Paul David Rogers - Office Deputy,
Orangeburg County Sheriff
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