Celenco : Category: Jewelry News
Court documents describe Kaushal Niroula - a San Francisco man charged with stealing $300,000 in jewelry from a 78-year-old Novato woman - as a financial predator whose schemes have landed him in a deep legal hole. But according to Niroula and his supporters, he is a victim of political persecution, harsh authorities and flagrant lies. “The district attorney does not have a case,” Niroula, speaking in a crisp English accent, said in an interview at the county jail. “I’m very confident the Marin County district attorney is going to realize this case isn’t going anywhere.” Niroula, 27, won a battle Friday in Marin Superior Court, where Judge Faye D’Opal reduced his bail from $2 million to $150,000, over the objections of the district attorney’s office. Niroula gasped in relief when D’Opal issued the ruling, then broke down in tears at the defense table. But authorities still have a federal immigration hold on Niroula, a citizen of Nepal, which could indefinitely delay his release. Niroula said he is seeking political asylum because he has close ties to the royal family of Nepal, where the monarchy was pushed from power this year after a grinding 10-year civil war. “He’s a man without a country,” said Niroula’s defense attorney, Robert Amparan. Read more…
