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.
Attorney for one man charged in migrant family’s death on Canada-Minnesota border says he was duped
Steve Shand was just a cab driver who was tricked into picking up migrants without knowing they were part of a smuggling operation, his defense attorney said on the first day of his trial in federal court Monday.
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
Two men put profit over lives by smuggling Indian family across Canada border, say US prosecutors
US prosecutors alleged on Monday that two men prioritised financial gain over human life in a smuggling attempt that led to the death of an Indian family of four crossing the US-Canada border during a severe winter storm.
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,
Minnesota jury selection begins for 2 men after migrant Indian family freeze to death at border
The trial of two men charged with attempting to smuggle a migrant family from India who froze to death at the U.S.-Canada border has gotten underway.
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.
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.
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Opening statements delivered in federal human smuggling trial in northern Minnesota
The family froze to death in a snowstorm in January 2022 after getting separated from a larger group trying to cross ...
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Trial underway for deadly Canadian border smuggling scheme
The federal trial of Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand is being held in Fergus Falls, where both face charges for a smuggling ...
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Prosecutors say 2 men prioritized money over human life leading to deaths of Indian family
Prosecutors allege Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, ran part of a sprawling human smuggling scheme and ...
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Photos of Indian family who froze to death crossing U.S.-Canadian border at issue in human smuggling trial
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Two men, Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand, face numerous ...
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Jury Selection Begins in Fergus Falls For Border Human Smuggling Case
Federal prosecutors say Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of an operation that scouted clients in India ...
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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 ...