https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/05/01/h-1b-feds-want-criminal-charges-over-application-fraud-for-silicon-valleys-favorite-visa/

Federal authorities say they plan to seek criminal prosecution over fraudulent application schemes for the H-1B visa, heavily used by Silicon Valley technology companies to obtain foreign workers.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said last week that evidence gathered while it processed skyrocketing H-1B applications this year and last year led to “extensive fraud investigations.” The agency said it was starting to refer cases to law enforcement, to prosecute businesses that falsely claimed to have jobs for proposed visa recipients.