US: Indian arrested in H-1B visa scam worth over $ 2 million

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Washington: Federal prosecutors in the US on Friday said charges of conspiring to commit Visa fraud and fraudulent use of H-1B visas (H-1Bs) to attract foreign nationals to the United States. An Indian citizen has been arrested.

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Prosecutors said Indian national Ashish Sahni (48) was arrested on Thursday. Sahni allegedly used four corporations to submit fake applications for the purpose of obtaining H1B specialization-business work visas. He said that six charges have been made against Sahni.
Prosecutors allege that Sahni allegedly collected nearly $ 20 million from 2011 to 2016. If Sahni is convicted in these cases, he can be sentenced to a maximum of ten years of imprisonment.

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