Family of 4 being smuggled into US found frozen to death, feds say. ‘Unthinkable cruelty’
Two men were convicted after officials said they smuggled people into the United States, leading to the death of a family of four. /istockphoto Two men are accused of smuggling foreign nationals into the United States,
Defendants found guilty on all counts in federal human smuggling trial involving death of family
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were found guilty on all counts for their roles in the deaths of an Indian family of four near the Minnesota-Canada border.
2 men convicted of charges tied to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family's death
A jury has reached verdicts for two men facing charges in a human smuggling case after an Indian family froze to death at the Canada-U.S. border.
Human smugglers convicted after Indian family freezes to death trying to illegally cross northern border
Two men have been convicted of charges related to human smuggling in connection with a family of Indian migrants who froze to death in 2022 trying to cross into the U.S. from Canada.
2 Men Convicted in Human Smuggling Case of Family Who Froze to Death
Two men were convicted on four charges related to human smuggling, including conspiracy to unlawfully bring migrants into the United States.
Two found guilty in Minnesota human smuggling case that saw family-of-four freeze to death
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Anthony Shand were both involved in a large-scale human trafficking operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student visas in order to smuggle them to the U.
Jury convicts 2 men accused of smuggling family who froze to death at U.S., Canadian border
A federal jury has convicted the two men who were charged in a human smuggling case that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard.
Jury finds two men guilty in deadly human smuggling operation
Two men have been found guilty in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of a family of four three years ago. A federal jury in Fergus Falls returned the guilty verdicts on four counts of human smuggling on Friday,
2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border
A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.
Two men found guilty in smuggling deaths of family at US-Canada border
A Minnesota jury has found two men guilty of helping smuggle an Indian family from Canada to the US in January 2022, leading to their deaths. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Anthony Shand were found guilty on all counts of human trafficking,
2 men guilty in case of migrant family freezing to death at U.S.-Canada border
A federal jury in Minnesota on Friday found two men guilty of human smuggling in a case in which a family from India froze to death along the Canada-U. S. border in 2022.
‘People will die’: Testimony showed repeated warnings about perilous Canadian border crossing
A Fergus Falls jury on Friday in federal court convicted Shand and Harshkumar Patel — whom authorities said paid Shand to ...
Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death
An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions has testified that he ...
Prosecutors say 2 men prioritized money over human life leading to deaths of Indian family
Federal prosecutors say two men put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle a couple from India and ...
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Jury reaches verdicts in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry,” and Steve Shand, ...