OIG is currently conducting a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, of a construction company allegedly committing employment based visa fraud by filing labor certifications for workers they did not intend to employ. Investigation determined that the company filed more than 65 labor certifications for foreign workers, many of which never worked for the company, and paid in excess of $20,000 for their labor certifications. The president of the construction company pleaded guilty to a one count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit visa/immigration fraud and making false statements. The company president also agreed to an order of forfeiture in the amount of $250,000.
On January 24, 2008, two co-defendants pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in
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