Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Immigrant Clients and USCIS

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation leading to the sentencing of a South Windor man for defrauding immigrant clients and USCIS.

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Babar Khan, 46, was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for conspiracy and tax offenses related to a scheme through which individuals seeking immigration services were defrauded.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Khan and his wife, Khatija Khan, operated JLLAS CORP. and EIMAAN LLC, which were created to provide services to clients involved in proceedings with USCIS. From 2015 to 2020, the Khans recruited clients who sought 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 presented 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. Victims lost more than $300,000 as a result of this scheme.

In addition, in the 2016 tax year, Babar Khan failed to report to the IRS approximately $27,901 in additional taxable income and failed to pay an additional $7,942 in federal taxes that were owed.

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

On Feb. 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.

Khatija Khan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of mail fraud. On Sept. 1, 2022, she was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment.

Babar Khan, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is required to report to prison on March 18, 2026.

U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill ordered Babar Khan to pay $371,743 in restitution, of which $367,743.75 is to be paid jointly and severally with Khatija Khan.

This matter was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division, with assistance from USCIS. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Chen.

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