Vickram Bedi and his Mount Kisco-based computer services business Datalink have each been indicted in connection with the alleged $20 million defrauding of Katonah resident Roger Davidson.

The indictment was earned by the Westchester County District Attorney's office from a grand jury and Bedi was arraigned this morning at county court in White Plains, according to Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the DA. Both Bedi and Datalink have been charged with one count of first-degree grand larceny, a felony. He was initially arrested in November 2010 on the same charge, but the indictment occured after conference talks, which could have produced a plea deal but did not lead to an agreement.

Bedi, who originally had a $5 million bail but managed to get it lowered to $3.5 million, saw his bail restored to its original amount at a Tuesday morning court appearance. He is currently being held at the Westchester County jail in Valhalla, according to Chalfen.

From August 2004 to August 2010, Bedi, using Datalink, is alleged to have duped Davidson a concert pianist and heir to the Schulmberger oilfield company fortune. Back in 2004, Davidson took his virus-stricken computer into Datalink because he was afraid of losing his documents and musical work. In response, Bedi is alleged to have deceived Davidson into paying him for computer and personal security services. Bedi allegedly told Davidson that the source of the virus came from a hard drive located in a remote Honduras village. He is also accused of explaining to Davidson that his uncle, whom he claimed was in the Indian military, went to Honduras to take the hard drive.

In the following years, Bedi, who lived in Chappaqua when he was arrested last November, allegedly billed Davidson for millions of dollars as a way to protect him. He is accused of telling Davidson that he was being threatended by the CIA and Polish priests linked to the Catholic group Opus Dei.

Bedi's mother, who works at Datalink, disputes the charges.

"This is all lies," the mother, identified as Chhaya Bedi by The Journal News for its story on the arraignment, told the paper. She would not give out her first name when Patch contacted her Tuesday afternoon.

In an interview, the elder Bedi had harsh words for the judicial system.

"It is no less than lynching," she said of how her son was treated. She also feels that the justice system has been discriminatory, saying "you have to be rich and white."

Bedi's mother disputed the need for making the bail higher, stating that her son did not intend to flee to Iceland as alleged by the prosecution, and that he came back home after making a previous trip. Additionally, she showed legal contracts that she claims Davidson had signed with Datalink, including a July 2005 indemnification for services as a condition of trusteeship.

Bedi, along with girlfriend Helga Ingvarsdottir, were arrested on grand larceny charges more than a year ago by Harrison police, who initiated the investigation in July 2010 because two residents in Purchase discovered GPS devices on their vehicles, which were believed to have been planted because Davidson thought they posed a threat to him, Harrison police said at the time. Mount Kisco and New Castle police provided mutual aid during the 2010 work.

Ingvarsdottir took a plea deal on Dec. 14, 2010, to one count of first-degree grand larceny and one count of second-degree grand larceny, both felonies. She awaits sentencing, Chalfen said.

If Bedi goes to trail and is convicted, is faces between 8 and one third to 25 years in prison. He has a conference date with Judge Barbara Zambelli on Dec. 20 in county court.