Washington, July 8 (IANS) US prosecutors have charged a Punjab police officer in a sweeping racketeering case, alleging he worked with an organised crime syndicate to falsely implicate victims in a murder case and extort money by threatening criminal prosecution. The allegations are contained in one of three federal indictments unsealed on Tuesday as part of ‘Operation Hard Ball’, a multinational investigation targeting organised crime groups accused of murder, extortion, drug trafficking and ot…
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Washington, July 8 (IANS) The US Justice Department, in its federal indictments, has announced that ‘India-based’ organised crime groups targeted Indian diaspora communities across North America through murder, extortion and intimidation, using high-profile attacks to build fear and expand their criminal enterprises. The indictments, announced as part of ‘Operation Hard Ball’ on Tuesday (local time), charge 37 defendants linked to three transnational criminal organisations accused of racketeerin…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) US prosecutors have alleged that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi directed a sprawling international criminal enterprise from an Indian prison, using contraband mobile phones and internet-based communications to oversee murders, extortion, drug trafficking and other crimes across several countries. The allegations are contained in a federal racketeering indictment unsealed on Tuesday (local time) as part of ‘Operation Hard Ball’, a multinational crackdown targeting thre…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) Indian authorities cooperated with the United States and other international law enforcement agencies during the multinational investigation that led to sweeping racketeering charges against three organised crime groups, a senior Canadian police official has said. The acknowledgement came after US authorities announced charges against 37 defendants linked to transnational criminal organisations accused of murder, extortion, kidnappings and large-scale drug trafficking a…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday announced a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information leading to the arrest of gangster Satinderjeet Singh, alias ‘Goldy Brar’, who is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group. Announcing the reward in a post on X, the FBI said, “The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh, wanted for his alleged involvement in …