48-yr-old Indian National Arrested in $21 Million H-1B Visa Fraud
If convicted, the person faces a most penalty of 10 years in jail.
(Consultant Picture: Reuters).
The person, recognized as Ashish Sawhney, additionally tried to naturalise as a US citizen by way of filing an utility containing false statements, federal prosecutors stated.
- PTI Washington
- Final Up to date: August 22, 2020, 11:58 AM IST
An Indian nationwide has been arrested on fees of conspiracy to devote visa fraud and for inducing overseas nationals to come back to america the usage of fraudulently bought H-1B visas, federal prosecutors stated on Friday.
Arrested on Thursday, 48-year-old Ashish Sawhney allegedly used 4 companies to orchestrate the incorrect submission of fraudulent programs for H-1B specialty-occupation paintings visas, they stated.
Charged with two counts of conspiracy, 3 counts of inducing an alien to come back to and are living in america for business benefit or non-public monetary achieve, and one rely of tried naturalisation fraud, Sawhney allegedly generated gross earnings from 2011 to 2016 of roughly USD 21 million, the prosecutors stated.
If convicted, Sawhney faces a most penalty of 10 years in jail.
A resident of Sterling, a Virginia suburb of Washington DC, he submitted or brought about to be submitted H-1B visa utility fabrics declaring that the overseas employees named within the programs would fulfil a particular activity, the place if truth be told, no such activity existed on the time of submitting, the prosecutors stated.
Sawhney additionally tried to naturalise as a US citizen by way of filing an utility containing false statements, they stated.
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