New Jersey is home to a vibrant Indian community. Classical and Bollywood music events, temple functions like Makara Sankranti, Ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Holi, Holika Dahan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dasara, Mandala Puja and Diwali, New Year other Indian festival celebrations and a host of cultural events are organized frequently by various community groups or Hindu temples […]
New Jersey desis are finding it tough to land a job. The state’s economy is still in the doldrums and small businesses like restaurants, liquor stores, catering services, check cashing businesses and coffee shops are feeling the squeeze. Small businesses in New Jersey are also closing at an alarming rate. But if New Jersey Indians […]
Iselin, NJ Indian Pal Singh, aka “Surinder Singh,” aka “Harpal Singh,” (67) pleaded guilty today to one count of attempted naturalization fraud. Pal Singh, aka “Surinder Singh,” aka “Harpal Singh,” was charged with naturalization fraud in August, 2018 after a fingerprint examiner concluded that the same individual with different names made all of the fingerprints […]
Dr. Ramesh Sarvaiya (64), operator of Liberation Way, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization with treatment centers in Yardley, Bala Cynwyd, and Fort Washington, PA charged today with health care fraud. Dr. Ramesh Sarvaiya, a resident of Voorhees, NJ was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation 18 U.S.C. […]
Indian national Bhavin Patel (38) pleaded guilty today in Newark for his role in smuggling six Indian nationals into United States via Newark Liberty International Airport. Bhavin Patel was previously charged with one count of conspiracy to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States for private financial gain. According to court documents and statements: Agents […]
Ajay Barthwal (43), co-owner of Old Bridge Drugs & Surgicals a retail pharmacy in Old Bridge, NJ pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy to commit tax evasion. Ajay Barthwal, a resident of Morganville, NJ was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion in connection with income he received from Old Bridge […]
New Jersey Indian IT consultant Narsan Lingala (55) of Middlesex County and his ex-girlfriend Sandya Reddy (52) were charged on February 6, 2019, over an alleged plot to pay a purported hitman to kill Narsan’s estranged wife. Narsan was already in custody on a different charge when he allegedly approached another inmate and asked him […]
Neeraj Sharma (43), Piscataway, NJ resident and owner and chief executive officer of Indian IT staffing company Magnavision arrested today for allegedly submitting 11 fraudulent H-1B visa applications as well as fraudulently procuring his own citizenship. Magnavision, located in Somerset, NJ offers information technology staffing and consulting services to clients in need of IT support. […]
Amit Govil (58) of New Brunswick, NJ pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging him with making and subscribing a false tax return. Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in New York and New Jersey, Amit Govil admitted in Newark federal court that he under-reported his income on his personal tax return, avoiding paying more […]
Parmjit “Paul” Parmar (48), Pavandeep Bakhshi (41), Ravi Chivukula (44) of Colts Neck, New Jersey, United Kingdom, Weehawken and Freehold, New Jersey respectively were indicted December 13, 2018 in an elaborate $300 million investment fraud scheme. According to the New Jersey District Attorney’s Office, Parmar, Zaharis, Bakhshi and Chivukula who were former CEO and CFO […]