Indian-origin man used Uber to smuggle 800+ Indians into the United States

Rajinder Pal Singh, also known as Jaspal Gill, pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens across the border from Canada to the United States using the Uber app.

According to the US Attorney’s Office, Singh has been sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison for ‘Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering’ on Tuesday. Gill had pleaded guilty to the charges in February 2023.

“Singh’s participation in this conspiracy preyed upon the Indian Nationals’ hopes for a better life in the United States while saddling those smuggled with a crushing debt of as much as $70,000,” said the Acting US Attorney Tessa M Gorman in the statement released after the sentencing.