The 10 Patels convicted in the US of visa fraud through armed robbery will be deported after completing their sentences.
10 Indian nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to commit armed robbery to obtain visas, the Justice Department said. A criminal complaint was earlier filed against all of them in March 2026. In a latest update on the case, the department said all 10 had previously been released on conditions. He now faces deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed. All of these are illegal in America.
List of 10 Patels and their status in America
Jitendrakumar Patel, 39, living illegally in Marshfield, MassachusettsMaheshkumar Patel, 36, living illegally in Randolph, Massachusetts Sanjaykumar Patel, 45, living illegally in Quincy, MassachusettsDeepikaben Patel, 40, deported to India after staying illegally in Weymouth, MassachusettsRameshbhai Patel, 52, living illegally in Eubank, Kentucky Amitabheen Patel, 43, living illegally in Plainville, Massachusetts Raunakumar Patel, 28, living illegally in Maryland Heights, Mississippi Sangeetaben Patel, 36, living illegally in Randolph, MassachusettsMinkesh Patel, 42, living illegally in Perrysburg, OhioSonal Patel, 42, resides illegally in Perrysburg, Ohio.
What is armed robbery and visa fraud Case?
In March 2023, Rambhai Patel and his co-conspirators committed armed robberies of at least six liquor stores and fast food restaurants in Massachusetts and other locations. The purpose of the robberies was to obtain U visas for the employees who were in the stores during the robberies as victims of violent crime. AU visas are available to victims of certain crimes, who have suffered mental or physical abuse and who have been helpful to law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity. Rambhai Patel took money from store employees who needed visas to commit armed robberies and paid store owners to use their stores to commit armed robberies. Rambhai and his driver Balwinder Singh were convicted in May 2025. These 10 convicted Patels had either arranged for each robbery with Rambhai Patel or paid for themselves or a family member to obtain a U visa. The charge of conspiracy to commit visa fraud carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Additionally, defendants are subject to deportation following any conviction.Eleven Indians were charged in March, but 10 have now been convicted. Mitul Patel, 40, who lives illegally in Worcester, Massachusetts, is not mentioned in the latest list.