The FBI was investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the US and Canada near Niagara Falls as an attempted ‘terrorist attack’, the media said, citing unnamed sources.
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‘You are not about terror, you are about protecting’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Sikhs
Acknowledging the contributions of the Sikh community in the US and pledging to protect them in future, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he takes full responsibility for the recent hate-motivated attacks against its members, and that their “turban does not mean terrorism”.
After Nijjar’s killing, FBI warned Sikh leaders in US about death threats
After Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside a Gurdwara in Canada’s British Columbia, US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents visited several Sikh leaders and warned them that their lives were also at risk, as per a report in The Intercept. Pritpal Singh, a political activist who is a coordinator for the American Sikh Caucus Committee, told The Intercept that he and two other Sikh Americans in California received calls and visits from the FBI after Nijjar was killed.
Gang terrorizing Indian, Asian jewellery stores in 4 US states busted
A gang of 16 people that allegedly terrorised Indian and other Asian jewellers has been arrested and charged in connection with a year-long robbery spree across four East Coast US states, according to federal officials. They allegedly “took part in take-over style armed robberies meant to terrify and overwhelm store owners and employees”, James Dennehy, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Newark said on Wednesday.
Indian American CEO of Tech and IT companies convicted of fraud, sentenced to 2 years
An Indian American CEO of multiple technology and IT companies in the Bay Area has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and failure to pay over $2 million in employment taxes. He has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Harry Sidhu admits to obstructing FBI probe into failed stadium sale, leaking confidential information
The former mayor of Anaheim has confessed to federal charges of corruption and agreed to plead guilty to obstructing an FBI public corruption investigation by destroying evidence and making false statements to FBI agents, the Justice Department announced on August 16, 2023.
Indian American Shohini Sinha named FBI’s Special Agent in Charge in Salt Lake City
Indian American Shohini Sinha has been named Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Salt Lake City field office in Utah state.
Jewel thieves targeting Indians, South Asians in Massachusetts: Report
Indian and other South Asian families in several towns of Massachusetts are being increasingly targeted by thieves for their expensive jewelry, a media report said.
US Secret Service ends White House cocaine probe, says it is inconclusive
The US Secret Service has ended its investigation of cocaine discovered at the White House earlier this month. In a statement on Thursday, the Secret Service said that it had attempted to determine a suspect through fingerprints, DNA traces and video evidence, but had not been able to do so.
FBI joins San Francisco consulate arson and vandalism investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), and the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) have joined hands to investigate the July 2 arson incident at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco.
