“Although the domestic (worker) came to work here on a short term contract which required her to return to India at the end of her employment as a result of the false claims and shoddy investigation, she and her family now enjoy permanent residency in the United States,” he said.

“The investigators in this case made serious errors as result of not fully investigating the facts. We look forward to providing the evidence of their blunders,” Arshack added.

Accusations against Khobragade

The 21-page indictment said that Khobragade did not want to pay the “victim”, her domestic worker Richard, the required wages under U.S. law or provide her with other protections against exploitative work conditions mandated by U.S. law, which are “widely publicised to foreign diplomats and government officials.

The indictment said Khobragade filed a $4,500 amount as monthly income in the visa application of Richard. It said the $4,500 figure did not match “any actual income figure”.

“It was neither the agreed-upon monthly wages that Khobragade had agreed to pay the victim (about $573 per month) nor the victim’s monthly wage that Khobragade falsely represented to the U.S. embassy through the fraudulent employment contract...Nor did the $4,500 figure reflect Khobragade’s monthly income, which was considerably higher given her salary, cost of living stipend, and income from her real estate holdings in India.”
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