WASHINGTON: The US on Monday said it had initiated proceedings to revoke citizenship of 17 persons, including an Indian immigrant, who were accused of serious offences.
Among the 17 persons, 50-year-old Neeraj Sharma, the owner of a New Jersey-based staffing company Magnavision LLC, allegedly signed and filed 11 fraudulent H-1B visa petitions, claiming that the individuals would be employed with a global financial institution, the Department of Justice said here.
The letters submitted by Sharma as supporting documents for H-1B petitions allegedly carried forged signatures of executives of the global financial institution, it added.