As the Indian IT giant Infosys prepares for a trial later this month on allegations of visa fraud, a second lawsuit has been filed in a California court against the company by a former employee who has also alleged abuse of US work visas by the company.
The lawsuit was filed on August 2 in federal court for the Northern District of California by Satya Dev Tripuraneni, who worked for Infosys for five years in California.
He alleged that he faced harassment and had to quit his job after he reported visa fraud by managers at Infosys.
Tripuraneni said the company fraudulently billed for workers brought from India on short-term visitor visas and also evaded taxes.
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According to a report in the New York Times, Tripuraneni said after he reported his concerns, he was threatened and demoted.Infosys spokeswoman Danielle D’Angelo told new agency in an email that “shortly after Tripuraneni filed his complaint with the Infosys whistleblower team as per our policy, the company launched a comprehensive investigation of his allegations. That investigation is continuing.”