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News Topical, Digital Desk : Two Pakistani citizens have been arrested in America. Both have been arrested in the case of providing fake jobs, fake visas and immigration fraud.
The accused, Abdul Hadi Murshid, 39, and Muhammad Salman Nasir, 35, are a Texas law firm and a company called Reliable Ventures Inc. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States, visa fraud, money laundering and racketeering. Murshid is also accused of attempting to obtain US citizenship illegally.
Giving information on this matter, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X, "FBI officials have made major arrests. Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir, two men from Texas, who allegedly oversaw and operated a criminal enterprise that circumvented US immigration laws by selling fraudulent visa applications."
People were duped of a lot of money by making fake job claims
The two men and their businesses made money by filing fake visa applications to help foreigners (referred to as "visa seekers" in court documents) come and stay in the US illegally. They submitted false paperwork, lied about job offers, and used EB-2, EB-3, and H-1B visa programs to game the system.
To make it look like a genuine job offer, they allegedly placed fake ads in newspapers. They did this because US Department of Labor law states that any job must first be offered to Americans. Once they were approved, they petitioned US immigration authorities and applied for green cards on behalf of the visa seekers.
He was also accused of taking money from visa seekers and then returning part of it in the form of fake salaries to make the jobs look legitimate.
“These defendants are accused of engaging in extensive measures to conceal a massive, multi-year, immigration fraud scheme through which they reaped substantial personal financial benefits,” Acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham said, adding that pursuing criminal charges is his “top priority.”
Murshid and Nasir appeared in court on May 23. The government has demanded that they be kept in custody until trial. The hearing is scheduled for May 30. If found guilty, both could face up to 20 years in prison. Murshid could also lose his US citizenship.
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