TRAGEDY. CATIE BECK, NBC NEWS. >>> NOW TO OUR NBC

CATIE BECK, NBC NEWS. >>> NOW TO OUR NBC NEWS INVESTIGATION AND

>>> NOW TO OUR NBC NEWS INVESTIGATION AND WHAT WE'VE UNCOVERED,

NEWS INVESTIGATION AND WHAT WE'VE UNCOVERED, FAKE COMPANIES ACCUSED

WHAT WE'VE UNCOVERED, FAKE COMPANIES ACCUSED OF ALLOWING FOREIGN

FAKE COMPANIES ACCUSED OF ALLOWING FOREIGN STUDENTS TO EVADE

OF ALLOWING FOREIGN STUDENTS TO EVADE IMMIGRATION LAWS BY

STUDENTS TO EVADE IMMIGRATION LAWS BY EXPLOITING A FEDERAL

IMMIGRATION LAWS BY EXPLOITING A FEDERAL VISA PROGRAM.

EXPLOITING A FEDERAL VISA PROGRAM. GABE GUTIERREZ HAS THE

VISA PROGRAM. GABE GUTIERREZ HAS THE INVESTIGATION IN

GABE GUTIERREZ HAS THE INVESTIGATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR

INVESTIGATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NBC BAY AREA STATION.

PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NBC BAY AREA STATION. >>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY

NBC BAY AREA STATION. >>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE COLUMN.

>>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE COLUMN. >> HE EARNED A MASTERS

SEE THE COLUMN. >> HE EARNED A MASTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

>> HE EARNED A MASTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND NOW WORKS

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND NOW WORKS AS AN ENGINEER.

KANSAS AND NOW WORKS AS AN ENGINEER. HE CAME TO THE U.S.

AS AN ENGINEER. HE CAME TO THE U.S. FROM KUWAIT LEGALLY ON

HE CAME TO THE U.S. FROM KUWAIT LEGALLY ON AN F 1 THAT ALLOWS

FROM KUWAIT LEGALLY ON AN F 1 THAT ALLOWS FOREIGN STUDENTS TO

AN F 1 THAT ALLOWS FOREIGN STUDENTS TO WORK IN THE U.S. AFTER

FOREIGN STUDENTS TO WORK IN THE U.S. AFTER THEY GRADUATE.

WORK IN THE U.S. AFTER THEY GRADUATE. >> WHAT SORT OF

THEY GRADUATE. >> WHAT SORT OF TRAINING ARE YOU

>> WHAT SORT OF TRAINING ARE YOU GETTING FROM THIS JOB?

TRAINING ARE YOU GETTING FROM THIS JOB? >> STRUCTURAL,

GETTING FROM THIS JOB? >> STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL

>> STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL.

MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL. >> Reporter: HIS CASE

ELECTRICAL. >> Reporter: HIS CASE HELD IS HOW THE

>> Reporter: HIS CASE HELD IS HOW THE PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO

HELD IS HOW THE PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK BUT A JOINT BAY

PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK BUT A JOINT BAY AREA INVESTIGATION

WORK BUT A JOINT BAY AREA INVESTIGATION FOUND ON A GOVERNMENT

AREA INVESTIGATION FOUND ON A GOVERNMENT LIST OF TOP EMPLOYERS

FOUND ON A GOVERNMENT LIST OF TOP EMPLOYERS USING THIS PROGRAM.

LIST OF TOP EMPLOYERS USING THIS PROGRAM. MIXED IN WITH

USING THIS PROGRAM. MIXED IN WITH COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON,

MIXED IN WITH COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, GOOGLE AND MICROSOFT

COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, GOOGLE AND MICROSOFT ARE OTHER COMPANIES

GOOGLE AND MICROSOFT ARE OTHER COMPANIES THAT APPEAR TO BE

ARE OTHER COMPANIES THAT APPEAR TO BE ILLEGITIMATE INCLUDING

THAT APPEAR TO BE ILLEGITIMATE INCLUDING ONE CALLED FINDREAM.

ILLEGITIMATE INCLUDING ONE CALLED FINDREAM. IT'S FOUNDER A WOMAN

ONE CALLED FINDREAM. IT'S FOUNDER A WOMAN NAMED KELLY WONG

IT'S FOUNDER A WOMAN NAMED KELLY WONG CHARGED WITH FRAUD.

NAMED KELLY WONG CHARGED WITH FRAUD. THE PURPOSE WAS FALSE

CHARGED WITH FRAUD. THE PURPOSE WAS FALSE VERIFICATIONS FOR

THE PURPOSE WAS FALSE VERIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT CHINESE F 1

VERIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT CHINESE F 1 VISA HOLDERS.

EMPLOYMENT CHINESE F 1 VISA HOLDERS. THIS WEBSITE ALLEGEDLY

VISA HOLDERS. THIS WEBSITE ALLEGEDLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE

THIS WEBSITE ALLEGEDLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY DESCRIBED THE

ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY DESCRIBED THE OPPORTUNITY AS PRETEND

COMPANY DESCRIBED THE OPPORTUNITY AS PRETEND WORK IF A SUBMISSION

OPPORTUNITY AS PRETEND WORK IF A SUBMISSION WAS WELL PREPARED THE

WORK IF A SUBMISSION WAS WELL PREPARED THE WEBSITE SAID IT WILL

WAS WELL PREPARED THE WEBSITE SAID IT WILL LOOK REAL AND THE U.S.

WEBSITE SAID IT WILL LOOK REAL AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL THINK

LOOK REAL AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL THINK YOUR STATUS IS LEGAL.

GOVERNMENT WILL THINK YOUR STATUS IS LEGAL. SOME SCHOOLS WERE

YOUR STATUS IS LEGAL. SOME SCHOOLS WERE FOOLED INCLUDING THE

SOME SCHOOLS WERE FOOLED INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.

FOOLED INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. IT FOUND SEVEN

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. IT FOUND SEVEN STUDENTS REPORTED

IT FOUND SEVEN STUDENTS REPORTED FINDREAM LLC AS AN

STUDENTS REPORTED FINDREAM LLC AS AN EMPLOYER.

FINDREAM LLC AS AN EMPLOYER. DID EVERYTHING SEEM

EMPLOYER. DID EVERYTHING SEEM LEGITIMATE?

DID EVERYTHING SEEM LEGITIMATE? >> EVERYTHING IS

LEGITIMATE? >> EVERYTHING IS THERE.

>> EVERYTHING IS THERE. ALL THE BOXES ARE

THERE. ALL THE BOXES ARE CHECKED.

ALL THE BOXES ARE CHECKED. >> Reporter: HOW HARD

CHECKED. >> Reporter: HOW HARD IT IS FOR UNIVERSITIES

>> Reporter: HOW HARD IT IS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO BELIEVE THIS?

IT IS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO BELIEVE THIS? >> IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

TO BELIEVE THIS? >> IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. >> Reporter: WE WENT

>> IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. >> Reporter: WE WENT LOOKING FOR OTHER

>> Reporter: WE WENT LOOKING FOR OTHER COMPANIES ON THE LIST.

LOOKING FOR OTHER COMPANIES ON THE LIST. TELLON TRADING

COMPANIES ON THE LIST. TELLON TRADING EMPLOYED 877 IN 2017.

TELLON TRADING EMPLOYED 877 IN 2017. WE VISITED FIVE

EMPLOYED 877 IN 2017. WE VISITED FIVE ADDRESSES LINKED TO

WE VISITED FIVE ADDRESSES LINKED TO THE COMPANY IN

ADDRESSES LINKED TO THE COMPANY IN GEORGIA.

THE COMPANY IN GEORGIA. TWO IN STRIP MALLS AND

GEORGIA. TWO IN STRIP MALLS AND OTHER TWO IN CORPORATE

TWO IN STRIP MALLS AND OTHER TWO IN CORPORATE OFFICER BUILDINGS.

OTHER TWO IN CORPORATE OFFICER BUILDINGS. NO SIGN.

OFFICER BUILDINGS. NO SIGN. NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE

NO SIGN. NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE HEARD OF THEM.

NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE HEARD OF THEM. >> THERE IS ALWAYS

HEARD OF THEM. >> THERE IS ALWAYS PEOPLE THAT WANT TO

>> THERE IS ALWAYS PEOPLE THAT WANT TO EXPLOIT LEGAL

PEOPLE THAT WANT TO EXPLOIT LEGAL IMMIGRATION.

EXPLOIT LEGAL IMMIGRATION. >> Reporter: RACHEL

IMMIGRATION. >> Reporter: RACHEL RUNS ONE OF THE

>> Reporter: RACHEL RUNS ONE OF THE OFFICERS THAT OVERSEES

RUNS ONE OF THE OFFICERS THAT OVERSEES STUDENT VISA PROGRAMS.

OFFICERS THAT OVERSEES STUDENT VISA PROGRAMS. WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME

STUDENT VISA PROGRAMS. WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF THESE COMPANIES AND

WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF THESE COMPANIES AND SOME APPEARED NOT TO

OF THESE COMPANIES AND SOME APPEARED NOT TO EXIST.

SOME APPEARED NOT TO EXIST. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

EXIST. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? >> WE DO A LOT OF BACK

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? >> WE DO A LOT OF BACK END DATA ANALYTICS

>> WE DO A LOT OF BACK END DATA ANALYTICS ONCE WE HAVE THE LIST

END DATA ANALYTICS ONCE WE HAVE THE LIST OF COMPANIES WHERE

ONCE WE HAVE THE LIST OF COMPANIES WHERE PEOPLE WORK.

OF COMPANIES WHERE PEOPLE WORK. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS

PEOPLE WORK. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY THIS.

WE WORK WITH PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY THIS. >> Reporter: SOME U.S.

TO IDENTIFY THIS. >> Reporter: SOME U.S. OFFICIALS SAY MORE

>> Reporter: SOME U.S. OFFICIALS SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.

OFFICIALS SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> WE NEED NEW TOOLS

NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> WE NEED NEW TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE

>> WE NEED NEW TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO ARE THE

TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT

OUT WHO ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT CONTROL SOME OF THESE

INDIVIDUALS THAT CONTROL SOME OF THESE PHONY COMPANIES BUT WE

CONTROL SOME OF THESE PHONY COMPANIES BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE

PHONY COMPANIES BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OVERALL RAISE

ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OVERALL RAISE OUR GAME.

THAT WE OVERALL RAISE OUR GAME. >> THE DEPARTMENT OF

OUR GAME. >> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROVIDED NBC NEWS WITH

HOMELAND SECURITY PROVIDED NBC NEWS WITH A LOOK AT THE LATEST

PROVIDED NBC NEWS WITH A LOOK AT THE LATEST DATA FROM 2018.

A LOOK AT THE LATEST DATA FROM 2018. IT SHOWS FEWER

DATA FROM 2018. IT SHOWS FEWER STUDENTS THAN THE YEAR

IT SHOWS FEWER STUDENTS THAN THE YEAR BEFORE FOR BOTH