{"id":91982,"date":"2025-04-26T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=91982"},"modified":"2025-04-26T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:42:33","slug":"indian-origin-business-owner-sent-to-prison-for-h-1b-visa-fraud-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/indian-origin-business-owner-sent-to-prison-for-h-1b-visa-fraud-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian-Origin Business Owner Sent To Prison for H-1B Visa Fraud in The US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CALIFORNIA- <\/strong>Kishore Dattapuram, a 55-year-old Indian-origin businessman, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for orchestrating a large-scale H-1B visa fraud<\/a> operation in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sentencing follows his guilty plea entered in November of last year alongside two co-defendants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Free photo Flag Identification Travel Passport Usa Visa – Max Pixel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Visa Application Fraud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dattapuram co-founded Nanosemantics, Inc., <\/strong>a staffing company based in San Jose<\/a> that specialised in providing skilled workers to technology companies throughout the Bay Area. The firm generated revenue by collecting commission fees for each worker successfully placed with client companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to court documents, Dattapuram and his co-defendants systematically submitted fraudulent H-1B visa applications<\/strong> that falsely claimed foreign workers had specific jobs waiting for them at designated end-client companies. In reality, these positions did not exist at the time of application.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Penalties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the 14-month prison term, Judge Davila ordered Dattapuram to serve 3 years of supervised release following his incarceration. The court also imposed significant financial penalties, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n