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'Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker': Sara Gonzales claims Indian techie hirer she exposed earlier is now selling home, going back to India

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Ghosh, P. (2026, September 23). 'Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker': Sara Gonzales claims Indian techie hirer she exposed earlier is now selling home, going back to India. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/nagarjuna-is-an-h-1b-trafficker-sara-gonzales-claims-indian-techie-hirer-she-exposed-earlier-is-now-selling-home-going-back-to-india/articleshow/134443825.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-09-23 · by Poulomi Ghosh

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Texas journalist Sara Gonzales recently claimed in a follow-up video that Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam, who she previously accused of abusing the H-1B visa system through his company Great America Technologies, is now selling his home and planning to return to India. Gonzales asserts that whistleblowers have contacted her since her initial report alleging that employees were not paid for months despite being charged fees for their H-1B sponsorship by Nagarjuna's consultancy. In the latest video, Gonzales used loudspeakers and posted a sign in front of Nagarjuna’s house calling him an "H-1B trafficker," though there is no official confirmation that he is leaving the country.
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In May, Texas journalist Sara Gonzales exposed Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam, alleging he abused the H-1B visa program through his company Great America Technologies. Four months later, Gonzales claimed Sakam was selling his house and planning to return to India, though there is no official confirmation of this. Whistleblowers who contacted Gonzales reported that Sakam did not pay them for extended periods and charged them exorbitant fees for H-1B sponsorship, ranging from $6k to $7k, which they were told would be reimbursed later but never was. Sakam's company is a third-party staffing firm handling H-1B hiring for IT companies in the United States.

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Great America Technologies' H-1B India Indian Texas

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Nagarjuna PERSON · 14× Gonzales PERSON · 8× India GPE · 3× Indian NORP · 2× Frisco GPE · 1× Great America Technologies' ORG · 1× Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam PERSON · 1× Reddy PERSON · 1× Sara Gonzales PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

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One Indian whistleblower said he paid $6k to $7k to one such consultancy firm in the name of attorney fees and said he was unaware that candidates were not supposed to pay any fee for the H-1B sponsorship.
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🔮 In May this year, Texas journalist Sara Gonzales picked up an alleged H-1B abuse case by one Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam, who made plenty of hires through his company 'Great America Technologies'.

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In May this year, Texas journalist Sara Gonzales picked up an alleged H-1B abuse case by one Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam, who made plenty of hires through his company 'Great America Technologies'. uncertain
who → pick → company
Gonzales, at that time, knocked on Reddy's door, and their altercation went viral. asserted
altercation → knock → door
Nagarjuna said he was not doing anything illegal, but Gonzales insisted that she had many tips against him. asserted
she → say → him
Four months after the first video, Gonzales dropped a follow-up on that video, claiming that Nagarjuna was selling his house and was going back to India. asserted
Nagarjuna → drop → India
There is, however, no official confirmation of the man going back to India. asserted
man → be → India
Gonzales, in her latest video, showed that the house was listed for sale. asserted
house → show → sale
Gonzales said that after her first video, many whistleblowers contacted her and they said that Nagarjuna did not pay them for months. asserted
Nagarjuna → say → months
Nagarjuna's company is a third-party staffing company that handles H-1B hiring for IT companies. asserted
that → handle → companies
One Indian whistleblower said he paid $6k to $7k to one such consultancy firm in the name of attorney fees and said he was unaware that candidates were not supposed to pay any fee for the H-1B sponsorship. asserted
candidates → say → sponsorship
The man said the consultancy promised that they would pay back the money after six months or one year. asserted
they → say → months
The man said that, as he was unhappy with the consultancy that originally sponsored him, he came under Nagarjuna's consultancy. asserted
he → say → consultancy
The man said he got to know about Nagarjuna from the Indian community in Frisco. asserted
he → say → Frisco
The man said he was not paid for months, and when he asked for his salary, Nagarjuna blocked him. asserted
Nagarjuna → say → him
Gonzales pointed out that Nagarjuna took PPP loans to cover payroll, but he was not paying at all. asserted
he → point → payroll
The whistleblower said he learned that after Gonzales' video, Nagarjuna was not in the US for two months -- probably in India. asserted
Nagarjuna → say → India
"He came back a few days ago," the man said. asserted
man → come → ?
Gonzales again paid a visit to Nagarjuna's address but could not get any response from Nagarjuna. uncertain
Gonzales → pay → Nagarjuna
She believed that the house was being shown for sale, and she also found the listing. asserted
she → believe → listing
In the video, she took out a loudspeaker and announced to the neighborhood that Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker. asserted
Nagarjuna → take → neighborhood
She also put a poster saying 'Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker' on his lawn. asserted
Nagarjuna → put → lawn
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