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False visas cost Schlumberger $19.6mn

Houston oilfield services giant Schlumberger is to pay $19.6 million in penalties for filing false visa applications for its workers, the US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas said today.

Found out: The false visa applications were filed for workers aboard Schlumberger vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.
Found out: The false visa applications were filed for workers aboard Schlumberger vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Jonathan Davis
Published 16 June 2006, 18:19Updated 6 October 2016, 11:47
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