Indian-Origin Man Pleads Guilty to Faking Store Robbery for U Visa
Birenkumar Rameshbhai Patel, 47, from Columbia, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally obtain a U visa by faking a robbery at a convenience store. The store clerk involved was deported to India, according to the Justice Department. This case highlights misuse of the U visa system designed for crime victims.
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