Two Indians today pleaded guilty before an American district court to charges of illegally smuggling foreign nationals into the US, the Department of<br/>Justice said. <br/><br/>Nileshkumar Patel, 42, and Harsad Mehta, 68, both of India, pleaded guilty before District Judge William Martini in Newark federal court to separate superseding informations charging them each with one count of conspiracy to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain.<br/> <br/>According to court documents, Patel and Mehta admitted that from June 2013 through October 2015, they conspired to make money by recruiting Indian nationals to enter and reside in the United States illegally. <br/>Sentencing is scheduled for May 16, 2017. <br/>