H-1B fraud: Indian-origin duo pleads guilty in worker visa conspiracy involving university jobs scheme

Two Indian-origin men, currently living in Dublin, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit H-1B visa fraud earlier this week, the US Justice Department announced Friday (US time) in a news release.

The men involved have been identified as Sampath Rajidi and Sreedhar Mada. Both are 51-year-old residents of Dublin, East Bay, in the United States. US authorities detailed further that their scheme was orchestrated by filing visa petitions for non-existent roles at the University of California. After securing H-1B worker visa approvals, they would later place workers with private clients, according to US federal prosecutors.