Edison, NJ based IT consulting, technology and staffing company Savantis agreed on September 14, 2020 to a $345,365.16 settlement with United States Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Homeland Security, and Dept. of Labor to resolve allegations concerning violations of continuous employment and H1-B visa wage requirements. Founded in 1999, Savantis formerly known as Vedicsoft Solutions, […]
Montville, New Jersey Indian Ankur Agarwal (45) was sentenced to 94 months in prison perpetrating a sophisticated computer hacking scheme against two New Jersey companies and stealing their data on September 1, 2020 in Newark federal court. Ankur Agarwal pleaded guilty on October 22, 2019 before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal […]
Sairam Yeruva (45), Corporate President of Kronsys Inc., Cygtec Inc., and Arkstek, Inc. was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison on February 19, 2020 in federal court, Raleigh, NC for conspiracy to commit H1-B visa fraud. A naturalized United States citizen from India and a resident of Cary, NC, Sairam Yeruva pleaded […]
Ankur Agarwal (45), of Montville, NJ pleaded guilty to a sophisticated computer hacking scheme against two New Jersey companies and stealing their data today (October 22, 2019) in Newark federal court. Details of Two Targeted Companies While the names of the two New Jersey companies targeted by Ankur Agarwal are not disclosed, here are some […]
Chicago, IL based Indian management consulting firm Mu Sigma agreed in August 2019 to a $2.5 million global settlement in Dallas, TX for visa fraud and and inducing aliens to enter and remain in the U.S. Mu Sigma with its main delivery center in Bangalore, India was illegally circumventing U.S. government H-1B visa regulations by […]
Indian IT Consultant Shivanand Maharaj (39) of Cresskill, NJ was found guilty of honest services wire fraud, paying kickbacks in connection with an employee benefit plan by a jury today in Manhattan federal court. The federal jury after a two week trial convicted Shivanand Maharaj on: One count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud One […]
Four executives of New Jersey based Indian IT staffing and consultancy companies, Procure Professionals and Krypto IT Soultions, have been arrested in June 2019 on charges of fraudulently using the H-1B visa program to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. The four Indian IT staffing company executives are: Venkataramana Mannam (47) of Edison, New Jersey […]
Sowrabh Sharma (34), owner of IT Staffing companies SCM Data Inc. and MMC Systems Inc. was sentenced to 15 months in prison today for his role in using phony documents to fraudulently obtain H1-B visas for foreign workers and submitting false tax returns. H1-B Visa Fraud According to Court documents and statements: SCM Data Inc. […]
New Jersey Indian IT consultant Narsan Lingala (55) of Middlesex County and his ex-girlfriend Sandya Reddy (52) were charged on February 6, 2019, over an alleged plot to pay a purported hitman to kill Narsan’s estranged wife. Narsan was already in custody on a different charge when he allegedly approached another inmate and asked him […]
Neeraj Sharma (43), Piscataway, NJ resident and owner and chief executive officer of Indian IT staffing company Magnavision arrested today for allegedly submitting 11 fraudulent H-1B visa applications as well as fraudulently procuring his own citizenship. Magnavision, located in Somerset, NJ offers information technology staffing and consulting services to clients in need of IT support. […]
