B'more... I was in your situation last May 2007 and right now eagerly waiting for H1B result.

Going to Dhoti's place was my last option.. Lucky enough I got a job as Staff Accountant in a great medical company which initially was not very excited to hire me (because of those papers and bla bla...). In the beginning, I just told them that they just need to give me some papers to extend my work permit after one year.. and once I passed my 3 months.. I started making all kinds of stories and finally had them sponsor me and pay for all the legal fees..BUT remember, I was (and am ) working as a freak ... Now the company is ready to keep me at any cost.. Sad part is if my H1B does not gets approved the company cannot do anything....

Anyways, I suggest you to look for a job by youself and make dhoti's place as the last option. There is high demand of Staff Accountant.

Good Luck!