NRI PULSE STAFF REPORTBoston, MA, July 30, 2026 — An Indian national has been sentenced to one day in prison and ordered removed from the United States after admitting his role in a visa fraud conspiracy that allegedly used staged armed robberies to obtain immigration benefits reserved for crime victims. The case forms part of a broader federal investigation into an alleged conspiracy that staged at least six fake armed robberies across Massachusetts and other locations beginning in March 2023. The fake victims allegedly delayed calling police to make the incidents appear genuine, while surveillance footage captured the robberies to strengthen future immigration claims. The investigation remains part of a wider crackdown on the alleged conspiracy. Prosecutors have previously secured convictions against the alleged organizer, the individual who carried out the fake robberies, and the getaway driver.