For the terrorism case, he was initially charged with seven counts of visa fraud, and four counts of lying to officials.

It is also reported that in 2001, Amoateng was once accused of visa fraud.

Mr. Al-Hussayen is also charged with visa fraud and making false statements to immigration officials.

Meanwhile, visa fraud has become a major cottage industry in Dakar.

Inspectors at ports and other border crossings now have access to the State Department's consular database to prevent visa fraud.

The State Department said new facial recognition software had also uncovered visa fraud.

The inquiry into visa fraud culminated on Tuesday when federal authorities carried out raids in 13 states.

The consulate has assigned one officer full time to work with the Peruvian police in detecting visa fraud.

There is also the matter of visa fraud and the nasty habit of making children marry their cousins.

It encouraged special care with applicants of Chinese or Korean descent because of past visa fraud.