Nine Nepali students in US charged with Visa fraud, may face 10 yrs in prison if convicted Nine Nepali students attending Kansas State University in United States were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges of visa fraud, Kansas quoted U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom as saying. The indictment alleges that the Nepali students conspired to maintain their non-immigrant visas by making false statements that they possessed funds to pursue their study at K-State while supporting themselves and their dependents. The indicted Nepali students have been identified as Mahendra Thapa, 33; Khem Acharya, 41; Raj Kumar Dani, 37; Santosh Ghimire, 37; Lila Ballav Pandey, 41; Laxman Pokhrel, 37; Keshar Prasain, 38; Govind Paneru, 32; and Narayan Chapagain, 43. In the fall of 2008 all nine students obtained temporary possession of financial resources for the purpose of obtaining statements from financial institutions to support their claims that each personally had the needed funds. The students temporarily obtained funds from fellow Nepalese students and deposited the funds in their bank accounts. After getting the notarized bank letter, they returned the funds to the other students, the indictement unsealed on Tuesday alleges. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The US state department and homeland security participated in the investigation. nepalnews
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 04:28:59 +0000
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