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Two Township Residents Caught In Federal ‘Pay To Stay’ Visa Sting

April 5, 2016 Crime News

Two township residents were among 21 people from five states arrested April 5 on charges they conspired to fraudulently maintain student visas for more than 1,000 foreign nationals.

Jyoti Patel, 34, of Franklin Park and Harpreet Sachdeva, 35, of Somerset were each charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and conspiracy to harbor aliens for profit, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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