N.J. H-1B Case Reads Like Sopranos Episode

A federal case in New Jersey alleges that an H-1B visa-holding IT worker who was owed $53,000 in back wages was threatened in meetings at restaurants and in his home if he didn’t recant his story.

…Computerworld - A federal case filed in New Jersey this month alleges that an H-1B visa-holding IT employee who was owed some $53,000 in back wages was threatened in meetings at restaurants and in his home if he didn’t change his story.

In an effort to turn the tables, the victim captured some of what happened on tape.

Federal prosecutors filed extortion-related charges against two men, Sateesh Yalamanchili, 38, of Wood Dale, Ill., and Trinath Chigurupati, 36, of Monmouth Junction, N.J., both of whom were employees of an Illinois-based IT staffing company that was not identified in the court documents.

The U.S. Department of Labor determined after an investigation that the victim was owed back wages. Complaints from H-1B visa holders about non-payment of wages by IT consulting firms is a fairly routine matter for the Labor Department, but most are civil matters and are handled administratively. A criminal case puts this wage complaint into a different league. The two suspects face 20 years in jail,…

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N.J. H-1B Case Reads Like Sopranos Episode

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