Officials in New York are going after a senior female diplomat from the Indian Consulate.<br/> <br />According to court documents, deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade faces one charge of visa fraud in lying about how much she paid her housekeeper, an Indian national.<br/> <br />Khobragade's attorney, Daniel Arshack, says his client is troubled by the charges.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DANIEL ARSHACK, LAWYER FOR DEVYANI KHOBRAGADE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"As I said in court, we believe that she should be entitled to immunity and the underlying facts ultimately will show that she should never have been charged in the first place."<br/> <br />Prosecutors say the diplomat claimed in visa applications to be paying her housekeeper about $4,500 a month, when in fact, she was paying her about 30,000 Indian rupees a month.<br/> <br />That's about $480 U.S. a month, or $3.31 per hour -- less than half the legal minimum.<br/> <br />Indian officials are standing behind their diplomat.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DANIEL ARSH
