Silicon Valley Staffing Firm Charged in H1B Fraud

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Jayavel Murugan, CEO of staffing agency Dynasoft Synergy, is accused of faking letters from Silicon Valley bosses so he could ship cheap foreign workers into America. Murugan, 46, and his associate Syed Nawaz, 40, are formally charged [PDF] with 26 counts of visa fraud, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, use of false documents, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The charges were filed in Oakland, California, earlier this month; if convicted, Murugan and Nawaz face potentially years behind bars.