Sara Gonzales stood in front of a Texas home and screamed into a loudspeaker: "Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker." The Texas journalist, who first confronted Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam in May, returned this week with a poster planted on the lawn and a new allegation: Sakam, founder of Great America Technologies, is liquidating his assets to flee the country. Gonzales pointed to a real estate listing indicating the house is for sale, though no official immigration records confirm Sakam has left the US.
The accusations stem from a viral May altercation where Gonzales confronted Sakam at his door. At the time, Sakam denied wrongdoing. Now, four months later, Gonzales claims multiple whistleblowers have come forward. They allege that Great America Technologies, a third-party staffing firm for IT companies, failed to pay salaries for months. One whistleblower told Gonzales he paid $6,000 to $7,000 in upfront 'attorney fees'—a practice often flagged as a red flag in H-1B sponsorship—and was promised repayment within a year. That promise, the whistleblower said, never materialized.
The worker described a pattern of silence. When he demanded his back pay, Sakam blocked his number. "He came back a few days ago," the whistleblower said, noting Sakam had been absent from the US for two months following the initial viral video. Gonzales cross-referenced this timeline with corporate filings, pointing out that Sakam secured Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans specifically to cover payroll, yet employees claim they never received the funds. This discrepancy sits at the heart of the 'trafficker' label Gonzales now uses.
Gonzales’ method is direct: public shaming. By broadcasting the accusation to the neighborhood, she bypasses the slow machinery of federal labor investigations. Sakam’s team has not issued a statement addressing the unpaid wages or the house sale. The next step likely lies with the US Department of Labor, which has historically stepped in when staffing firms misuse H-1B visas to extract fees from workers. For now, the Frisco neighborhood has a new poster, and Sakam’s reputation is in freefall.