Two Cousins Accused Of Immigration Fraud; Fake Papers Filed to Get Work Visas

From: The Washington Post | Date: January 27, 2005| Author: Carol D. Leonnig | Copyright information

Federal prosecutors have accused two cousins, a District lawyer and a World Bank employee from Bangladesh, of operating a wide- ranging plot to fraudulently obtain employment visas for immigrants hoping to live in the United States legally.

Tariqul Islam Khan, a project manager at the World Bank, was indicted earlier this month on charges of money laundering, immigration fraud and conspiracy.

Mohamed Alamgir, a D.C. immigration lawyer who organized the scheme, according to prose...

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