Louisiana, VISA fraud and police chiefs
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A federal grand jury indicted five individuals, including an Indian-origin businessman and four Louisiana law enforcement officers, on 62 counts related to visa fraud, mail fraud, and bribery. They allegedly conspired for nearly a decade to create false police reports for noncitizens seeking U visas,
Two Louisiana police chiefs were arrested Tuesday at a conference in Baton Rouge, according to a WBRZ report. The Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police conference was happening at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Baton Rouge. It started Monday. WBRZ reports that the Oakdale Police Chief was one of two people arrested at the conference.
Baton Rouge television stations are reporting that there have been multiple search warrants executed and some arrests in a federal investigation; a press conference is set for Wednesday.