It reiterated that pilgrims require a Haj visa and it can be obtained through recognised official channels
Bhavin Patel was arrested at the Newark Liberty International Airport last week and was charged on Monday with one count of conspiracy and six counts of smuggling foreign nationals into the US for private financial gain, the US Attorney's Office for New Jersey said in a statement.
The conspiracy count carries a maximum 10-year jail term while the smuggling counts each carry a five-year maximum term. Patel is due in federal court in Newark on December 18, NJ.com reported on Tuesday.
According to court papers, Patel was the ringleader of a group that smuggled at least six Indian citizens into the US by paying an unspecified undercover law enforcement agent hundreds of thousands of dollars over a two-year period beginning in 2013.
He first arranged for his clients to travel from India to Thailand, where they boarded flights bound for New Jersey, officials said.
The six people illegally entered the US in pairs on December 13, 2013; April 10, 2014; and October 2, 2014, according to authorities.
Charging documents didn't specify how much money Patel made from the operation.
It reiterated that pilgrims require a Haj visa and it can be obtained through recognised official channels
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