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 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.
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 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.
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.
Prosecutors say accused human smugglers put profit over human life, leading to Indian family's freezing deaths
India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow and bone-chilling winds, leading to the family freezing to death​, prosecutors said Monday.
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.
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, criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family's death
Two men have been convicted by a Minnesota jury of charges related to human smuggling for a scheme that led to the deaths of an Indian family of four who froze while trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border during a 2022 blizzard.
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.
Death of Gujarati family while trying to cross US-Canada border: Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel among 2 convicted
A US jury has convicted two men, including an Indian national, for their roles in a human smuggling venture that resulted in ...
Survivor of deadly trip across Canada-US border expected to testify in human smuggling trial
Prosecutors allege Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and 50-year-old Steve Shand put financial profit over human ...