The Sopranos Meet H-1B In New Jersey

theodp writes "We smack this IT geek around a little, take him for a nice car ride, threaten to 'take care of him' if he doesn't recant his story, give him 5 G's for his trouble, and badda boom, badda bing, case dismissed. Federal prosecutors allege that an H-1B visa-holding IT employee who was owed some $53,000 in back wages was threatened in meetings at restaurants and in his home if he didn't change his story. However, the victim captured some of what happened on tape, and two employees of an Illinois-based IT staffing company — not named in the indictment but identified by the NJ Star-Ledger as ComData Consulting Inc. of Rolling Meadows, IL — are now facing extortion-related charges and a possible 20 years in prison."

Free Market

[Anonymous Coward]

Why shouldn't a company be allowed to do this in a free market? The Market is self-correcting, so if they do this then no one will work for them and they will go bankrupt. So let them do it, that is the American Way!

Re:Abuse of Restaurant Workers

[The Wild Norseman]

Do you mean: Don't, do nothing. or Do something?

The latter. Of course, I don't know why anyone has to explain it; it was really quite not unclear.

Re:Unacceptable

[kabloom]

Trinath Chigurupati, a 36-year-old Indian citizen living in Monmouth Junction, was arrested at his home Wednesday and released on $150,000 bail.

I think that's a pretty good statement that a foreign citizen was involved.

Can I go undercover?

[pspahn]

It would not only be a fun and refreshing change from "normal" work, it would create so many new networking opportunities. Think of all the great and influential people you would meet!

Re:Abuse of Restaurant Workers

[WrongSizeGlass]

Will you guys please stop channeling Yoda when giving advice?

Re:Free Market

[Anonymous Coward]

They did not change their name to attempt to cover over any wrongdoing on their part.

You say "tomato", I say their fucking thieves. It's all good.

Re:Abuse of Restaurant Workers

[Anonymous Coward]

in soviet Russia, Yoda channels you!

Re:Parent is NOT a troll

[Score Whore]

Parent is NOT a troll.

Oh yeah? How do we explain YOU then?

If this was me.

[stimpleton]

"We smack this IT geek around a little, take him for a nice car ride, threaten to 'take care of him' if he doesn't recant his story, give him 5 G's for his trouble, and badda boom, badda bing, case dismissed."

We offered him a rig with DUAL SLI ATI Radeon 5970s and an i7 Extreme CPU with liquid cooling. Badda boom, badda bing, case dismissed

Re:Free Market

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks, as a Frenchman I was really confused by this unknown English abbreviation.

Re:Abuse of Restaurant Workers

[Anonymous Coward]

I rather think he was channeling the Sopranos...

Re:Free Market

[Anonymous Coward]

I think he was refering to the knighs who say Nee? Though for the life of me I can see no connection to the story...

Re:Abuse of Restaurant Workers

[AGMW]

in soviet Russia, Yoda channels you!

in soviet Russia, Yoda you channels!

There ya go ... for you fixed it is.