11 Indians arrested for H1B visa and mail fraud

DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal agents arrested 11 individuals in 6 states Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected visa and mail fraud. Matthew G. Whitaker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, announced the operation, which was carried out by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Iowa, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and New Jersey.

VISION SYSTEMS GROUP, INC., a New Jersey Domestic Profit Corporation, with a branch office in Coon Rapids, Iowa, was also indicted in a ten count federal indictment that included one count of conspiracy, eight counts of mail fraud, and one count of ‘Notice of Forfeiture’ in the amount of $7,400,000.



The people arrested are:

Shiva NEELI, Arrested in Boston, MA
Ramakrishna MAGULURI, Arrested in Atlanta, GA
Villiappan SUBBAIAH, Arrested in Dallas, TX
Suresh POLA, Arrested in Pennsylvania (SAC PHI)
Vishnu REDDY, Arrested in Los Angeles, CA
Chockalingam PALANIAPPAN, Arrested in San Jose, CA
Vijay MYNENI, Arrested in San Jose, CA
Venkata GUDURU, Arrested in New Jersey
Praveen ANDAPALLY, Arrested in New Jersey
Amit JUSTA, Arrested in New Jersey
Karambir YADAV, Arrested in Louisville, KY

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