// the investigation

The investigation

Kelvan Group's public recruiting lists LLC alongside driver's license and AT&T experience as hard hiring requirements. The ad reads: "AT&T experience, certifications, LLC, DL" — LLC listed inline with the cert and DL requirements as a peer credential. A second Kelvan account runs Iowa / Nebraska AT&T Nokia-to-Ericsson swap recruiting with the same LLC, driver's license, certifications, and AT&T experience requirements — two Telegram accounts, same company, same hiring standard. Kelvan Group's recruitment cycle from May through autumn covers New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin — the AT&T swap corridor where most of the scheme-operating subcontractors on this census compete for work. A Kelvan posting advertises "daily rate or piecework, negotiable" — the 1099-compatible engagement form, and historical postings include cash day rate of $230 for entry-level positions. The LLC-as-SSN-substitute structure is the same as every other scheme operator in this census — Kelvan's difference is only that the LLC requirement is publicly posted rather than privately confirmed, which reduces the finding's adversarial weight but increases its documentary clarity.

// findings

4 findings on this card

Each finding is a single corpus message (or a short cluster) with a verbatim quote, severity tag, and provenance label. Click any finding to view the source message and context window. Speaker identifiers below are Telegram name (the handle the user chose for themselves on Telegram — can be a real name, a single letter, an emoji, or anything else they set) plus Telegram UID (the numeric account identifier).

m0199 MEDIUM JOB_POSTING_AMBIGUOUS PROVEN

опыт на AT&T, сертификаты, LLC,DL,

AT&T experience, certifications, LLC, DL

source: CHAT · msgs 24016-37721 (4) · Telegram name: Egor · uid 689087320
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m0200 MEDIUM JOB_POSTING_LEGIT PROVEN

Название компании: Kelvan group. Требования к кандидату: Необходимые сертификаты + TTT1, osha30, опыт работы. Условия работы: Топ хенд 400-500$, Вторые руки 250-350$, Без опыта 200$. Локация: New Mexico

Company name: Kelvan group. Candidate requirements: Required certifications + TTT1, OSHA-30, work experience. Work terms: Top hand $400-500, Second hand $250-350, Without experience $200. Location: New Mexico

source: CHAT · msgs 40711-54027 (14) · Telegram name: Danila Eremeev · uid 2007869677
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m0201 MEDIUM JOB_POSTING_LEGIT PROVEN

Kelvan Group приглашает на работу

Kelvan Group is hiring

source: CHAT · msg 54027 · Telegram name: Egor · uid 689087320
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m0338 LOW CASH_PAYMENT PROVEN

❗️Название компании: Kelvan group 📌Кого ищете: Crew leader Top hand Second hand Full team 📌Требования к кандидату: Необходимые сертификаты + TTT1, osha30, опыт работы 📌Условия работы: Дневка или сделка, обсуждаемо 📍Локация работы: New Mexico ☎️Контакты для связи: Писать в личку 3053371260

❗️Company name: Kelvan group. 📌 Looking for: Crew leader, Top hand, Second hand, Full team. 📌 Candidate requirements: Required certs + TTT1, OSHA 30, work experience. 📌 Conditions: Daily rate or piecework, negotiable. 📍 Location: New Mexico. ☎️ Contact: DM or 305-337-1260.

Tagged as: CASH

source: CHAT · msg 40711 · Telegram name: Danila Eremeev · uid 2007869677
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Before you read

The Shadow Zone Investigation documents labor violations in U.S. wireless tower construction — including wage theft, undocumented-labor schemes, fraudulent safety certifications, child labor, and immigration coercion. 339 documented findings across 93 named subcontractors and 384 individuals. Anonymous investigation team.

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