A Texas company owned by a Chinese national has been sued over allegations that it ran a fake childcare business to fraudulently obtain H-1B visas.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Golden Qi Holdings LLC, accusing the company of operating and advertising non-existent childcare services to sponsor foreign workers under the H-1B visa program. Yuan Yao, a Chinese national, has also been named as a defendant in the case.According to the lawsuit, Yao owned and managed several Texas companies, including Golden Qi Holdings, that allegedly ran websites presenting themselves as legitimate childcare providers. The services advertised never actually existed. Examples cited in the case include the Allen Child Care Center and the DFW ABA Center, which were allegedly operating as child care and autism therapy facilities.A visit to a listed site found no evidence of an active daycare. Blaze Media journalist Sarah Gonzales reported finding an abandoned building and a large playground at the site of the Allen Child Care Center.Gonzales also alleged that the businesses had filed more than 50 labor status applications and sponsored at least 37 H-1B visa workers for roles such as market research analyst and supply chain analyst, which appeared to be unrelated to childcare work. During the confrontation with Yao, he refused to answer detailed questions and told Sara to speak to her attorney. “All I can tell you is that everything is legal,” he said.A whistleblower quoted in the reporting claimed that this operation was part of a visa scheme. “He sells visas,” the man alleged, and suggested that foreign workers would have to pay up to $20,000 for sponsorship. The whistleblower also claimed that Yao’s father had connections to the Chinese government and provided financial support.The lawsuit further alleges that the businesses received more than $100,000 in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans, which were later forgiven, but the funds were not used for childcare operations. Prosecutors also say many of the listed business addresses were vacant or duplicated across multiple entities.Attorney General Paxton said: “This is a warning to anyone trying to scam the H-1B visa program. I will continue to fight to ensure that the H-1B program serves the interests of Americans, not Chinese citizens, and that those who abuse the program will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”The case comes as Paxton’s office continues to investigate suspected H-1B visa fraud in North Texas, where officials say some companies may be running “ghost” operations sponsoring foreign workers.