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South Windsor Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Immigrant Clients, USCIS

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KHATIJA KHAN, 41, of South Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and fraud offenses related to a scheme through which individuals seeking immigration services were defrauded.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Khan and her husband, Babar Khan, operated JLLAS CORP. and EIMAAN LLC, which were created to provide services to clients involved in proceedings with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”).  From 2015 to 2020, the Khans recruited clients who sought some form of immigration status, relief or benefit.  Many of these clients were aliens residing in the U.S. without legal status and had limited education, a limited ability to understand English, and little to no knowledge of the documents that the Khans were filing with USCIS on their behalf. 

Khatija Khan represented herself as an attorney with a background in immigration matters, even though she was not an attorney.  The Khans prepared petitions and applications for their clients that contained information that they knew to be false.  They also fabricated false documents to support their clients’ applications with USCIS without their clients’ knowledge.  They then mailed, or caused to be mailed, these fraudulent applications and documents to USCIS, where they were received and made part of the official Alien file of each respective client.

Many of the Khans’ clients received no relief from USCIS despite paying the Khans significant amounts of money.  To generate fees from clients, Khatija Khan filed applications with USCIS even when the submissions lacked merit or a legitimate basis. 

Khatija and Babar Khan were arrested on December 19, 2019.  After her arrest, Khatija Khan continued to defraud multiple clients.  

Victims identified to date have lost at least $326,212 as a result of this scheme.  Judge Underhill ordered Khatija Kahn to pay full restitution.  

On November 19, 2021, Khatija Khan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of mail fraud.    

Khatija Khan, who is released on bond, is required to report to prison on December 14.

On February 28, 2022, Babar Khan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return.  He is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow.

This matter is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, with assistance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Chen.

Updated September 1, 2022

Topics
Tax
Immigration
Financial Fraud