Kash Patel lauds FBI for nabbing 2 Pakistanis involved in visa fraud

Two Pakistani men living in Texas, Abdul Hadi Murshid, 39, and Muhammad Salman Nasir, 35, have been arrested for running a years-long scam involving fake job offers and visa fraud, FBI Director Kash Patel has revealed.

They worked with a Texas law firm and a company called Reliable Ventures Inc., and now face charges like visa fraud, conspiracy, money laundering, and racketeering.

Murshid is also accused of trying to illegally gain US citizenship.

“Major arrests out of @FBIDallas. Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir, two individuals out of Texas who allegedly oversaw and operated a criminal enterprise circumventing American immigration laws by selling fraudulent visa applications,” wrote Kash Patel on X.

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“Well done to our FBI teams and partners in the investigation,” he added.

Major arrests out of @FBIDallas.

Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir — two individuals out of Texas who allegedly oversaw and operated a criminal enterprise circumventing American immigration laws by selling fraudulent visa applications.

Well done to our FBI teams and… https://t.co/w7BGcbD5BY

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 24, 2025

The two men allegedly made money by helping foreigners, called “visa seekers,” enter and stay in the US illegally.

They filed fake visa applications, lied about job offers, and misused visa programs like EB-2, EB-3, and H-1B. To make the jobs seem real, they placed fake ads in newspapers, pretending to offer jobs to Americans as required by the US Department of Labour.

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After getting approval, they applied for green cards for the visa seekers. They also took money from these visa seekers and returned part of it as fake salaries to make the jobs look legitimate.

“These defendants are charged with engaging in extensive measures to hide a massive, multi-year, immigration fraud scheme through which they reaped substantial personal financial gain,” said Acting US Attorney Chad E Meacham, adding that pursuing criminal charges was “top priority.”

FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R Joseph Rothrock added, “The defendants allegedly oversaw an international criminal enterprise for years that repeatedly undermined our nation’s immigration laws. These laws are necessary to protect national security and safeguard the lawful immigration process.”

Murshid and Nasir appeared in court on May 23, and the government wants them held in custody until their trial.

A hearing is scheduled for May 30. If found guilty, they could face up to 20 years in prison, and Murshid could lose his chance at US citizenship.