Results 1 to 3 of 3
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
-
08-27-2006, 10:57 AM #1
US envoy charged with work visa scheme
U.S. envoy charged in work visa scheme
August 27, 2006
BY MATT APUZZO
WASHINGTON -- A veteran U.S. diplomat will spend the weekend in jail on charges he traded work visas for lavish dinners, New York City hotel rooms, jewelry and Las Vegas trips with exotic dancers.
Michael John O'Keefe, the deputy non-immigrant visa chief at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, was indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges Friday. International jewelry executive Sunil Agrawal, a native of India, also was charged but remains at large.
Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, authorities have tightened controls over non-immigrant visas for students, tourists and workers. Friday's indictment, however, describes a scheme in which O'Keefe fast-tracked applications for Agrawal's company, STS Jewels of New York.
O'Keefe personally handled STS applications, going so far as to approve some that had been rejected. He awarded 21 visas to STS employees, the indictment says.
Could get 15 years
Agrawal allegedly lavished him with gifts in return.
On Jan. 4, 2004, before one visa application, Agrawal allegedly sent O'Keefe an e-mail saying: ''Your hotel booking is confirmed in Hilton Millennium in Midtown Manhattan. Two rooms are booked in your name. The car service will be there at the airport to take you to the hotel.''
The next day, prosecutors said, O'Keefe received a $3,000 ring from Agrawal.
In June, after renewing visas for five STS managers, O'Keefe and two exotic dancers flew to Las Vegas, prosecutors said. Agrawal allegedly paid more than $5,400 for the trip.
O'Keefe, 59, of Portsmouth, N.H., could get up to 15 years in prison. AP
Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
-
08-27-2006, 02:01 PM #2
Re: US envoy charged with work visa scheme
Hi Crazy Bird,
Some questions arise... I realize you may not have all the answers, but certain questions beg to be raised anyway.
International jewelry executive Sunil Agrawal, a native of India, also was charged but remains at large.
Originally Posted by Mr. Apuzzo
He awarded 21 visas to STS employees, the indictment says.
Could get 15 years
No, hell no, I'm not baiting the website by this prediction. Crazy Bird, you're a hell of a lot better informed than I am; you tell me if I'm on track, off track or what.
Agrawal allegedly lavished him with gifts in return.
How about it, Senator, how much money is Tata lining your pockets with?
Thanks, Crazy Bird, for posting the article.
Coto
There is a traitor who is worse than Yolanda Huet-Vaughn - Jimmy Carter!
What part of "We don't owe our jobs to India" are you unable to understand, Senator?
-
08-27-2006, 05:24 PM #3
Added to home page
http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=N ... =0&thold=0I stay current on Americans for Legal Immigration PAC's fight to Secure Our Border and Send Illegals Home via E-mail Alerts (CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP)
72 Hours Till Deadline: Durbin moves on Amnesty
04-28-2024, 02:18 PM in illegal immigration Announcements