Fed indictments tell how H-1B visas were used to cut wages

Post by **dbackjon** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:46 am

U.S. announces arrests in several states alleging visa fraud

Federal agents on Thursday said they arrested 11 people in six states in a crackdown on H-1B visa fraud and unsealed documents that detail how the visa process was used to undercut the salaries of U.S. workers.

Federal authorities allege that in some cases, H-1B workers were paid the prevailing wages of low-cost regions and not necessarily the higher salaries paid in the locations where they worked. By doing this, the companies were "displacing qualified American workers and violating prevailing wage laws," said federal authorities in a statement announcing the indictments.

Employers are required to pay H-1B workers prevailing wages, but those wage rates can vary significantly -- by tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the region. How many U.S. workers may have been displaced was not detailed by federal authorities.
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Post by **dbackjon** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:47 am

The government arrested on conspiracy and mail fraud Shiva Neeli in Boston, Ramakrishna Maguluri in Atlanta, Villiappan Subbaiah in Dallas, Suresh Pola in Pennsylvania, Karambir Yadav in Louisville, Ky., Amit Justa and Venkata Guduru, both in New Jersey, and Vijay Myneni in San Jose.

Charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud was Vishnu Reddy in Los Angeles and Chockalingam Palaniappan in San Jose, who operated a company named Pacific West Corp. in Santa Clara, Calif.

Praveen Andapally, in New Jersey, was charged with conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, and making a false statement in an immigration matter.

Post by **dbackjon** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:48 am

The whole H1B visa program needs to be terminated. Immediately

Post by **Appaholic** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:25 pm

dbackjon wrote:The whole H1B visa program needs to be terminated. Immediately

as well as all foreigners....immediately.....and congress....

Post by **UNI88** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:54 pm

Appaholic wrote:
dbackjon wrote:The whole H1B visa program needs to be terminated. Immediately
as well as all foreigners....immediately.....and congress....

as well as all decendents of foreigners. Foreigners and their decendents have been f**k*** up this continent for more than 400 years.

Post by **Appaholic** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:58 am

UNI88 wrote:
Appaholic wrote:
as well as all foreigners....immediately.....and congress....
as well as all decendents of foreigners. Foreigners and their decendents have been f**k*** up this continent for more than 400 years.

Agree Kemosabe.....

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