Overview
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands on Thursday to nearly 30 North Texas companies in an expanded H-1B visa fraud inquiry, naming firms such as Tekpro IT, Qubitz Tech Systems, Fame PBX, and Virat Solutions.
- The orders seek lists of employees, descriptions of products or services, financial statements, and internal communications to verify whether the businesses are operating as they claim.
- Investigators allege some companies maintained “ghost offices,” which are addresses that appear to host real operations but show little or no business activity and may have been used to sponsor foreign workers.
- The case remains a civil investigation with no criminal charges announced, and officials say the scope could widen after they review the companies’ document responses.
- The move builds on growing scrutiny of the federally run H-1B system, with Paxton crediting commentator Sara Gonzales for highlighting alleged irregularities and recent actions by President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott intensifying pressure on employers.