Indian diplomat re-indicted in US visa fraud case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Indian diplomat has been re-indicted on U.S. visa fraud charges that touched off an international stir after she was arrested and strip-searched in New York last year.
The new indictment was filed Friday. It essentially reinstates the charges against Devyani Khobragade.
On Wednesday, a judge dismissed the previous indictment for diplomatic immunity reasons but left a door open to federal prosecutors to revive the case.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Her lawyer had no immediate comment. Khobragade is back in India. It's unclear when, if ever, she might appear in court in New York again.
Khobragade was formerly a deputy consul general.
Prosecutors say she fraudulently obtained a work visa for her housekeeper and lied to the government about the maid's pay. Her lawyer has said she's immune from the prosecution.