10 Indian Nationals Charged in Fake Robbery Visa Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York has returned a superseding indictment charging 10 Indian nationals with participating in a scheme to obtain visas by falsely claiming they were victims of a robbery in India.
The indictment alleges that the defendants, who are all from the state of Punjab, India, submitted false and fraudulent visa applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in which they claimed to have been victims of a robbery in India.
According to the indictment, the defendants falsely claimed that they had been robbed of their valuables, including cash and jewelry, in order to obtain visas to enter the United States. The indictment alleges that the defendants knew that their claims were false and that they had not been victims of a robbery.
The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, visa fraud, and making false statements to USCIS. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS).
The indictment was returned on February 22, 2023 and was unsealed today. The defendants are expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, at a later date.
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