Hindu religious leader jailed in US, will be deported

January 25, 2013 11:44

A Hindu leader from India, who had established a temple in Milwaukee city in Wisconsin, USA, has been jailed for 37 months for religious visa fraud and would be deported to his native country after serving his sentence.

A Milwaukee court gave its sentencing order after it found Sagarsen Haldar, aka Gopal Hari Das, who is the founder, president, CEO and spiritual leader of Gaudiya Vaisnava Society , guilty of fraudulently obtaining religious worker visas -- known as 'R-1' visas -- for Indian nationals in exchange for substantial cash payments.

The 32-year-old Haldar would be deported to India after serving his sentence.

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