JANUARY 29, 2016, 5:19 PM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016, 5:27 PM
BY KIM LUEDDEKE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
An Indian national was sentenced to probation Friday and will likely be deported for her role in an IRS scam that authorities said netted thousands of dollars from unwitting victims.
Nikita Patel, a slight, girlish-looking 25-year-old who wore her hair pulled back in a long ponytail, did not address the court Friday. Her attorney, Rajinderpal Singh Sandher, said she had no prior criminal history and was willing to cooperate with any further investigation.
Frauds like the one perpetrated by Patel seem to be an “endemic problem,” said Superior Court Judge Susan J. Steele. She ordered Patel, who is in the United States on an expired visa, to serve three years’ probation for a charge of money laundering.
