Jackson MS Police Officer Charged With U-Visa Fraud

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A Jackson police officer is among multiple defendants facing federal indictments for U-Visa and marriage fraud.

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In the 16 count U-Visa Fraud indictment, it is alleged that Law Enforcement Certification forms purporting to certify that aliens were victims of certain crimes, were submitted to the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) along with the U-Visa applications. To be eligible for a U-Visa, the alien must have (1) been a victim of a certain crime; (2) suffered mental or physical abuse as a result of the crime; and (3) helped law enforcement officials in the investigation and/or prosecution of the crime. The Law Enforcement Certification forms contain the description of the crimes. In this case, the forms fraudulently listed individuals as victims of certain crimes in an effort to obtain U-Visas.

The indictment alleges that Simpson Lloyd Goodman, a licensed attorney, submitted fraudulent documents to USCIS for the purpose of obtaining U-Visas for other co-defendants. The false documents submitted to USCIS included falsified police reports allegedly prepared by Harris of the JPD. Other defendants engaged in and caused various acts which enabled defendants to attempt to obtain U-Visas from USCIS.

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The following defendants have been charged in the U-Visa fraud indictment for their roles in a conspiracy to commit fraud and misuse of Visa permits:

• Sachin Girishkumar Patel, 33, of Clinton, Mississippi

• Tarunkumar Purushottambhai Patel, 49, of Kingdom City, Missouri

• Simpson Lloyd Goodman, 29, of Waynesboro, Georgia

• Ivory Lee Harris, 45, of Jackson, Mississippi

• Sanjay Rathilal Patel, 35, of Lakewood, New Jersey

• Maheshkumar Mangaldas Patel, 50, of Houston, Texas

• Ashaben Mukeshbhai Patel, 38, of Covington, Louisiana

• Rajan Nareshkumar Patel, 31, currently incarcerated in Adams County, Mississippi

• Gopaldas Khodabhai Patel, 55, of Byram, Mississippi

• Sachin Khodidas Patel, 27, of Byram, Mississippi; and

• Baldevbhai Ramabhai Patel, 34, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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The following defendants have been charged in the marriage fraud indictment for their roles in a conspiracy to commit marriage fraud:

• Sachin Girishkumar Patel, 33, of Clinton, Mississippi

• Tarunkumar Purushottambhai Patel, 49, of Kingdom City, Missouri

• Simpson Lloyd Goodman, 29, of Waynesboro, Georgia

• Chirag Nilesh Patel, 27, of St. Louis, Missouri;

• Dana Cheetara Adams, 29, of Plano, Texas;

• Brandy Nicole Edwards, 34, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi

• Terilynn Rankin, 48, of Mendenhall, Mississippi

• Sejal Sanjay Kakadia, 52, of Covington, Louisiana

• Jayantibhai Kalidas Chaudhari, 47, of Covington, Louisiana

• Virendra Rambachan Rajput, 45, of Lawrence, Massachusetts; and

• Javona Shanice Rajput, 27, of Jackson, Mississippi

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