Jury convicts brothers in H-1B fraud case, jail possible

[Newsjock]

Source: Computerworld

Two brothers who used H-1B workers to create a low-cost and profitable on-demand workforce were found guilty Thursday in federal court of violating the law.

The trial took place in U.S. District Court in Dallas and lasted for six days. At the end, a jury convicted Atul Nanda, 46, and his brother, Jiten "Jay" Nanda, 44, each of one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens and four counts of wire fraud. The U.S. filed the indictment in 2013.

Penalties range as high as $250,000 in fines and upward of 20 years in prison. A sentencing date was not set.

The case involves Dibon Solutions, an IT consulting firm, created by the Nanda family.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3005272/it-careers/jury-convicts-brothers-in-h-1b-fraud-case-jail-possible.html

[MH1]

1. GOOD.

I hope there are many more cases like this.

[appalachiablue]

2. K & R. Despicable abuse & fraud with visa workers. Glad the brothers were convicted.

[Jerry442]

3. Holy cow.

I'd just about decided a company could do anything with H-1Bs up to and including tossing them into a wood chipper without incurring any penalties.

[Recursion]

4. There have been hundreds of companies fined until now

But, yeah, jail time is far too unusual (though not unprecedented).