U.S. uncovers $20M H-1B fraud scheme

The U.S. government has indicted a Virginia couple for running an H-1B visa-for-sale scheme the government said generated about $20 million.
Raju Kosuri and Smriti Jharia of Ashburn, Va., along with four co-conspirators, were indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The scheme involved, in part, setting up a network of shell companies and the filing of H-1B visas applications for non-existent job vacancies.
Workers were require