Babar Khan, a 46-year-old resident of South Windsor, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release for conspiracy and tax offenses connected to a scheme that defrauded individuals seeking immigration services. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport.
According to court documents and statements made during the proceedings, Khan and his wife, Khatija Khan, operated JLLAS CORP. and EIMAAN LLC. These companies provided services to clients involved with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from 2015 to 2020. Many clients were immigrants residing in the United States without legal status, often with limited education or English proficiency.
Khatija Khan presented herself as an attorney specializing in immigration matters despite not being licensed as an attorney. The Khans prepared petitions and applications containing information they knew was false and fabricated supporting documents without their clients’ knowledge. These fraudulent materials were then submitted to USCIS.
Many clients received no relief from USCIS after paying significant fees to the Khans. Khatija Khan filed applications even when there was no legitimate basis for them, resulting in victims losing more than $300,000.
In addition to the fraud scheme, Babar Khan failed to report approximately $27,901 in taxable income for the 2016 tax year and did not pay $7,942 in federal taxes owed.
Both Babar Khan and Khatija Khan were arrested on December 19, 2019. After her arrest, Khatija Khan continued defrauding multiple clients.
Babar Khan pleaded guilty on February 28, 2022, to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. Khatija Khan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of mail fraud; she was sentenced on September 1, 2022, to five years in prison.
Babar Khan is currently out on a $50,000 bond and must report to prison by March 18, 2026. He has been ordered by Judge Underhill to pay $371,743 in restitution—$367,743.75 of which is joint liability with Khatija Khan.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division with assistance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Chen prosecuted the case.
"David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BABAR KHAN, 46, of South Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for conspiracy and tax offenses related to a scheme through which individuals seeking immigration services were defrauded."
