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2 admit involvement in staged Pa. robbery in scheme to secure visas

Two of the four natives of India accused in a scheme to fraudulently obtain U non-immigrant visas by staging fake robberies have pleaded guilty. Rohitkumar Patel, 29, of Newark, New Jersey, and Jeel Patel, 22, of Baltimore, entered their pleas Wednesday in U.S. Middle District Court to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud and make false statements about visa and healthcare matters.

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