Survivor of deadly trip across Canada-US border expected to testify in human smuggling trial
Prosecutors allege Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Shand, 50, put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle Indian migrants across the border into Minnesota over a five-week period. They say Patel ran part of ...
Frozen Dreams: Fatal Smuggling Across the Canada-U.S. Border
Two men, Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand, stand trial for a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of four Indian migrants crossing the Canada-U.S. border in lethal winter conditions. Prosecutors allege the operation prioritized profit over safety,
Gujarati Family Froze At Border: Harsh Patel On Trial For Human Smuggling
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The tragic deaths of a Gujarati family attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border have taken center stage as the trial for Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and his alleged accomplice, Steve Shand, 50, began in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Both men, accused of operating a human smuggling network, have pleaded not guilty.
Trial Begins in Human Smuggling Case of Family Who Froze to Death at Border
Two men are set to stand trial almost three years after an Indian family of four froze to death attempting to cross the Canadian-U.S. border.
Jury seated in human smuggling case involving deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Federal prosecutors plan to argue at a Minnesota trial that two men were part of a criminal network stretching from India to Canada that smuggled families seeking better lives in the United States.
Attorney for one man charged in migrant family’s death on Canada-Minnesota border says he was duped
Shand and Patel were indicted in Minnesota for conspiracy to transport and bring unauthorized immigrants to the U.S., causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy and attempted transportation and aiding and abetting transportation of aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain.
Human smuggling trial of Florida men begins after Indian family's freezing death near Canada border
Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two Central Florida men will face trial on human smuggling charges,
Jury selection begins in human smuggling case after deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two men have gone on trial in Minnesota on human sm
A family froze to death at the US-Canada border. Two accused smugglers face trial
Nearly three years after an Indian family of four froze to death in Canada during an ill-fated attempt to enter the US, two men are facing trial, accused of trying to help smuggle them across the border.
Jury selected for trial of 2 men accused of human smuggling after family's deaths | Canada Tonight
A long-awaited trial in Minnesota began Monday with jury selection for two men accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in Manitoba as they tried to make it across in blizzard conditions.
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 ...
Trial begins in human smuggling case after freezing deaths of Indian family near Pembina border crossing
Two men put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle a couple from India and their two young children ...
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Enforcement officers expected to testify as human smuggling trial continues
The day a family of four froze to death while trying to walk across the border between Manitoba and Minnesota was brutally ...
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Photos of Indian family who froze to death crossing U.S.-Canadian border at issue in human smuggling trial
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'Profit ahead of people's lives': Trial begins in freezing deaths of migrant family
"This case is about these two men putting profit ahead of people's lives," Ryan Lipes said in his opening statement at the ...
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Jury Selection Began For Human Smuggling Case
and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo) FERGUS FALLS, ...