BREAKING: Five men, including 4 current and former Louisiana law enforcement officers, accused of a years-long scheme to exploit the U.S. immigration system for personal profit.
For almost a decade, the officers allegedly obtained hundreds of fraudulent U-Visas, which are special non-immigrant visas reserved for victims or witnesses.
Business owner Chandrakant Patel then allegedly paid law enforcement officers $5,000 per fake report in exchange for official documentation falsely claiming these individuals were crime victims.
The five people indicted are:
- Chad Doyle, Oakdale Police Chief
- Michael “Freck” Slaney, Oakdale City Marshal
- Glynn Dixon, Forest Hill Police Chief
- Tebo Onishea, former police chief of Glenmora
- Chandrakant Patel, businessman and Subway restaurant owner
The 62-count indictment includes allegations of conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud, immigration fraud, visa fraud, and money laundering.