LTTS to pay $9.9 million for US Visa fraud allegations

Larsen & Toubro Technology Services, LTD (LTTS), will pay $9.9 million to settle claims of underpayment of visa fees in the US, said a statement by the South Carolina District US Attorney’s office on Monday.

LTTS has agreed to pay $9,928,000 to resolve allegations that between 2014 and 2019, the company underpaid visa fees owed to the United States by acquiring inexpensive B-1 visas, rather than more expensive H-1B visas, in alleged violation of the False Claims Act.