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Indian Pleads Guilty To Using Forged Passport To Enter US Via Canada

IANS, 04 Apr, 2017 11:48 AM
    A 43-year-old Indian in the US has pleaded guilty to using a false passport to fly from India to Canada and then illegally entering America.
     
    Manish Patel admitted to presenting a forged Indian passport to Border Patrol agents in the early-morning hours of January 20, 2017, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
     
    Patel used the forged passport – which was in another person’s name, but bore Patel’s photograph – to fly from India to Toronto in prior to illegally entering the US, it said.
     
    Patel faces up to 10 years in prison and up to 3 years of post-imprisonment supervised release, and a hefty fine $250,000.
     
     
    "As part of his guilty plea, Patel admitted to presenting a forged Indian passport to Border Patrol agents (on) January 20. Patel used the forged passport, which was in another person's name but bore Patel's photograph, to fly from India to Toronto, by way of London, prior to illegally entering the US," a Justice Department statement said.
     
    Patel did not present himself for inspection when he entered the country. 
     
    Upon investigation, US Border Patrol agents found that Patel was wanted for multiple felony charges including attempted homicide of an unborn child. 
     
    Patel faces a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and three years of post-imprisonment supervised release. 
     
    This case was investigated by the US Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations, it said.

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