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Police officials and a businessman were arrested for allegedly running an immigration fraud scheme that led to hundreds of foreign nationals illegally obtaining visas. Investigators began tracking what appeared to be a high number of armed robberies, but the victims listed were often not from Louisiana, and the armed robberies never occurred.
For ten years, false police reports were allegedly made by Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, Marshall Mike Slammy, Forest Hill Police Chief Glenn Dixon, and Former Glen Mora Police Chief Tebow Onesha. The fake reports were used by foreign nationals to apply for U visas, reserved for victims of crimes.
The owner of a Subway in Oakdale, Chandra Conte Patel, allegedly paid the officers $5,000 for each false report. Investigators made arrests at a police chief's conference. The group faces dozens of counts, including mail fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit visa fraud, with more charges possible.