Banking News – The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case before the Special Court against Rajiv Mahato, a former Computer Operator at the Department of Immigration, and U.S. citizen Dean J. Robinson for allegedly forging official records and unlawfully altering government documents.

According to the CIAA, Mahato misused the Passenger Consolidation feature of the Immigration Information System to fraudulently transfer a residential visa originally issued to Luxembourg national Paul Christian Pierre Gedidtz into the name of Dean J. Robinson.

The investigation found that the alteration was carried out on February 21, 2024 (Falgun 9, 2080) by misusing the Nepali Port System, without following the legal procedure, without approval from the authorized authority, and without payment of the required government visa fees.

The anti-graft body further stated that Robinson obtained the forged residential visa, had it affixed to his passport, and subsequently resided in Nepal using the altered immigration records.

According to the CIAA, the accused tampered with official government records by modifying, deleting, and altering immigration data through the government system, causing financial and administrative loss to the Government of Nepal and the Department of Immigration.

The CIAA has charged Rajiv Mahato under Sections 9 and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2002 (2059 BS), while Dean J. Robinson has been charged under Section 22 of the same Act. The commission has sought punishment in accordance with the law through the Special Court, Kathmandu.