Vision Systems Group

Visa Fraud Sparks Arrests Nationwide
An ongoing federal probe into H-1B visa fraud leads to 11 arrests and the indictment of IT services firm Vision Systems Group



11 People were detained by the Federal Agents in six states for the investigation of suspected visa fraud,as the U.S. Attorney's office in Iowa announced on Feb. 12, a day after the arrests. Arrested persons are accused of fraudulently representing themselves or other workers in immigration documents.

Vision Systems Group, an IT services firm based in South Plainfield, N.J., with a branch office in Coon Rapids, Iowa, is also indicted on 10 federal counts, including conspiracy and mail fraud charges. It is alleged that firm used fraudulent documents to bring H-1B visa workers into the U.S. The government is seeking the forfeiture of $7.4 million from Vision Systems that was gained through the alleged offenses.

Five other technology companies, including Worldwide Software Services and Sana Systems in Clinton, Iowa, remain under investigation for document fraud, prosecutors said. "We are only at the tip of iceberg as to where this [investigation] leads," said Matthew G. Whitaker, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. "We have a ways to go and more [fraud] to uncover." vision systems group inc, viswa mandalapu, sana systems, vision system, vision systems


Representatives of Vision Systems, Worldwide Software, and Sana Systems could not be reached for comment after business hours on Feb. 12. Whitaker declined to identify the other three companies being investigated.