India, Aug. 26 -- The US Attorney's office, this month, announced that it had sentenced an Indian for visa fraud conspiracy. The announcement of Rambhai Patel's sentencing came on August 20.

The 37-year-old, along with co-conspirator Balwinder Singh, were charged in December 2023. Patel, in May 2025, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. He will now spend 20 months and eight days in prison, after which there will be two years of supervised release. Patel will also forfeit $850,000, and will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. Singh also pled guilty in May but is slated to be sentenced on September 24, 2025.

The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts explained that starting in Marc...