Fairfield travel agent sentenced to 9 years for defrauding South Asians

By Bay City News

A Fairfield travel agent has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for defrauding members of the South Asian community in Northern California, state prosecutors said Friday.

Iqbal Singh Randhawa stole a total of $147,617, according to a complaint by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Randhawa, a former Fairfield council candidate who goes by Paul, is listed as president of M&K Travel Services Inc. in his LinkedIn profile.

Between 2017 and 2020...