Kishore Dattapuram, head of a San Jose tech staffing firm, was sentenced to one year and two months in federal prison for visa fraud. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and several counts of substantive visa fraud. Dattapuram, co-owner of Nanosemantics Inc., admitted to filing false H1-B applications, claiming jobs for foreign workers that did not exist. His actions were intended to expedite the visa process, giving his firm an unfair competitive advantage. Along with prison time, he’ll face supervised release, forfeiture, and fines.
Dattapuram and his co-defendants admitted the goal of the scheme was to allow Nanosemantics to obtain visas for job candidates before securing jobs for them.
Prosecutors said Dattapuram worked with two co-defendants to file H1-B applications that falsely claimed foreign workers had specific jobs waiting for them.
In addition to the 14-month prison term, a judge ordered Dattapuram to serve three years of supervised release, forfeit $125,457 and pay a fine of $7,500.
Nanosemantics, which received a commission for employees placed at client companies, regularly submitted H1-B applications for foreign workers.
Collection
[
|
...
]