U.S. Expands H-1B Fraud Case Against N.J. Firm

Vision Systems and its executives are fighting the charges in U.S. District Court in Iowa.

"Workers were paid at or above the prevailing wage rates of the places that they were working," Mark Weinhardt, a Des Moines attorney and a member of the legal team representing the company, contended last week.

Visions Systems' defense has not yet been outlined but is hinted at in the indictment papers.

According to prosecutors, Vision Systems told its H-1B hires that green cards could be obtained more quickly from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices located outside of New Jersey.

Thus, Vision Systems might claim that it has been using the faster service available at the Iowa ICE offices as a recruiting tool for H-1B workers interested in getting green cards quickly.