CAMEO+ eventCRIME2026-04-07🇺🇸
Police foil gold extortion scheme in Kentwood
source: Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office -> target: Nigam Bhatt
On 2026-04-07, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, took Nigam Bhatt into custody in Kentwood, Louisiana. Authorities said he was booked on extortion charges after allegedly trying to take more than $800,000 in gold from an elderly victim in a scam targeting older people.
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KentwoodLouisianaNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth America30.939, -90.510
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