Ashish Sawhney Arrested on Charges of $21 Million H-1B Visa Fraud Conspiracy

[Jilchika]

(STL.News) – A Sterling man was arrested today on charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and for inducing aliens to come to the United States using fraudulently obtained H-1B visas.

According to court documents, Ashish Sawhney, 48, allegedly used four corporations to orchestrate the improper submission of fraudulent applications for H-1B specialty-occupation work visas.  The six-count indictment identifies Sawhney as the director or registered agent for Value Consulting, LLC, Value Software Products, Inc. (formerly known as Value Consulting, Inc.), Business Pointers, Inc., and E-Train ERP, Inc., each of which had offices located in the Eastern District of Virginia and purported to provide information technology staffing and software development services for commercial clients in the United States.  Sawhney submitted or caused to be submitted H-1B visa application materials stating that the foreign workers named in the applications would fulfill a specific job, where in fact, no such job existed at the time of filing.  The indictment alleges that through Sawhney’s ownership and direction of the scheme, his companies generated gross profits from 2011 to 2016 of approximately $21 million.   The indictment further alleges that Sawhney, who is an Indian national, attempted to naturalize as a United States citizen by submitting an application containing false statements.

Sawhney is charged with two counts of conspiracy, three counts of inducing an alien to come to and reside in the United States for commercial advantage or private financial gain, and one count of attempted naturalization fraud.  If convicted, Sawhney faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties.  A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case is being investigated by the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force, which is comprised of multiple agencies including the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), U.S.  Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Office of Fraud Detection and National Security that coordinate investigations into fraudulent immigration documents.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Raymond Villanueva, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C.; Edwin Guard, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Diplomatic Security Service’s Washington Field Office; Derek Pickle, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Washington, DC Regional Office, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General; and Ron M. Rosenberg, District Director, District S2, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office, made the announcement.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Raizza K. Ty and Ronald L. Walutes, Jr. are prosecuting the case.

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[jefferson1]

vellani ela pattukuntaru asalu?

 

 

[JambaKrantu]

They submit fake client letters or fake project documents. It is pretty dumb actually USCIS can easily verify those letters. I don't know why they even try this . Mostly dumb northies..

[AndhraneedSCS]

9 hours ago, JambaKrantu said:

They submit fake client letters or fake project documents. It is pretty dumb actually USCIS can easily verify those letters. I don't know why they even try this . Mostly dumb northies..

Telugu/south vallu ayithe pakka ga chestara?

[kichikamukavu]

3 minutes ago, AndhraneedSCS said:

Telugu/south vallu ayithe pakka ga chestara?

antha ledu telugu vallu boledu mandhi unnaru dorikina vallu . 

[BeautyQueen]

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[perugu_vada]

India lo laga lobbying chesi bayata ki ochestara ? Mesthri lu baga dhandigane earn chesi untaru ga general ga

[Anta Assamey]

7 minutes ago, AndhraneedSCS said:

Telugu/south vallu ayithe pakka ga chestara?

Fakes ni perfect quality lo chestaru anta ... 

[WigsandThighs]

Sh1t man manollu kadhu 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

Manollu endhuku vadhilesaru gi golden chance 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[TechAdvice]

Ppl only look at amt of $$$ coming into Acct.. they forget there is right way and wrong way of making $$$$.. if wrong way it will eventually catch to their deeds, this is perfect example.. 

[snoww]

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