Latest Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton News & Updates

Washington, May 13 (IANS) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a North Texas company and its Chinese owner, alleging they operated fake childcare businesses to fraudulently obtain H-1B visas and deceive regulators.The lawsuit, filed in Collin County, accuses Golden Qi Holdings, LLC and Yuan Yao, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, of advertising childcare and autism therapy services that allegedly did not exist.Paxton said the case emerged from a broader investigation into alleg…

Washington, April 30 (IANS) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken legal action against nearly 30 North Texas businesses as part of an investigation into suspected fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa programme, officials said Thursday. Paxton’s office has issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to the companies, seeking records as part of what authorities describe as a widening probe into alleged misuse of the system that allows US employers to hire foreign skilled workers.The investigatio…