The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to revoke the citizenship of Neeraj Sharma, an Indian-born New Jersey businessman accused of concealing visa fraud before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen.

The complaint against Sharma was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The Justice Department publicly announced the case as part of a broader denaturalization initiative on Monday, June 8, 2026.

DOJ Denaturalization Lawsuit Centers on H-1B Visa Fraud Allegations

Sharma, 50, is a native of India and former owner and chief executive officer of Magnavision LLC, a staffing company located in New Jersey.

According to the Justice Department, Sharma signed and filed 11 fraudulent H-1B visa petitions with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Federal authorities allege the petitions falsely claimed that foreign workers would be employed by a major global financial institution and included letters with forged executive signatures.

The government says Sharma made false statements when he applied for U.S. citizenship in 2017. Under penalty of perjury, he allegedly stated that he had never committed an uncharged crime, never provided false or misleading information to U.S. government officials, and never lied to obtain immigration benefits.

USCIS approved the application, and Sharma became a U.S. citizen in December 2017.

Government Says Citizenship Was Illegally Procured

Sharma was later convicted of fraud and misuse of visas. Court records cited by the Justice Department say the conduct occurred between April 2015 and April 2017, before he became a U.S. citizen.

The government argues Sharma’s citizenship was illegally procured because he allegedly concealed unlawful conduct, provided false testimony and willfully misrepresented material facts during the naturalization process.

Sharma is one of 17 naturalized citizens named in denaturalization actions announced by the Justice Department. The cases were filed under the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows citizenship to be revoked if naturalization was illegally obtained or secured through concealment or willful misrepresentation.

The Justice Department said the complaints contain allegations only, and courts have not made a final determination of liability.

The case matters because it shows how federal authorities are using civil denaturalization actions to review citizenship cases involving alleged fraud, false statements or concealed criminal conduct before naturalization.