Alleged visa fraud not necessarily a grave crime: US attorney
December 26, 2013 12:51
The US can still withdraw the alleged visa fraud case against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, although it could face some difficulties before the judiciary, according to a top American lawyer.
"I think, in this particular case, when the issue is not necessarily mistreatment in a physical sense, but low wages, I think it moves a little bit more towards a serious crime, but not necessarily a grave crime," G Douglas Jones, the ex- Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and currently the Treasurer of the National Association of Former US Attorneys, said.
"I think, in this particular case, when the issue is not necessarily mistreatment in a physical sense, but low wages, I think it moves a little bit more towards a serious crime, but not necessarily a grave crime," G Douglas Jones, the ex- Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and currently the Treasurer of the National Association of Former US Attorneys, said.