
Each defendant also helped the IT workers pass employer vetting procedures. Travis and Salazar, for example, appeared for drug testing on behalf of the workers.
Travis, an active-duty member of the US Army at the time, received at least $51,397 for his participation in the scheme. Phagnasay and Salazar earned at least $3,450 and $4,500, respectively. In all, the fraudulent jobs earned roughly $1.28 million in salary payments from the defrauded US companies, the vast majority of…

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