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The Associated Press is reporting that Federal Prosecutors have filed conspiracy charges against a part-owner of two information technology firms and an employee for fraudulently using the H-1B program.
Prosecutors said the conspirators falsely represented that the foreign workers had full-time positions and were paid an annual salary. They said the workers were only paid when placed at a third-party client and the defendants sometimes generated false payroll records. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and obstruct justice and conspiracy to harbor aliens. They face up to 15 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
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Federal Prosecutors Actually Charge an IT Firm with H1-B Visa Fraud
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 30 2016, @04:12PM
Why is SN condemning this action? Assuming it is true (remember, innocent until proven guilty), then this is absolutely reprehensible behavior and should be prosecuted.
Personally I'm more concerned with a different type of H1-B visa fraud (not-hiring, or outright firing, legal workers just to get H1-B workers for cheaper). However, the type of fraud described in this article should also be prosecuted.
Think of it this way. You have a daughter who never cleans her room. One day she ends up cleaning the area around her desk and goes to you to brag about her achievement. Do you tell her, "that's dumb, you should clean the whole room!" or do you tell her "good job, I'm proud of you, next time let's see if we can get the bed, too!"