Lawyer for Indian diplomat seeks delay in visa fraud case


  • World
  • Tuesday, 07 Jan 2014

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade is seeking to postpone proceedings in a visa fraud case that has created tensions between the United States and India, citing the need to continue "meaningful discussions" with the prosecution.

In a letter to a federal magistrate judge in New York, Khobragade's lawyer requested an extension of the time by which the U.S. government must file an indictment or commence a preliminary hearing.

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