NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors said a group of current and former Louisiana law enforcement leaders took part in a years-long scheme to falsify police reports so immigrants could get special visas, with charges spanning conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering.
According to NOLA.com, a businessman and four law enforcement officials, with three still serving, were arrested this week in connection with the alleged scheme. Prosecutors accuse them of helping immigrants secure U-Visas by filing fake armed robbery reports.
The Western District of Louisiana’s U.S. Attorney’s Office unveiled a 62-count indictment Wednesday, describing a nearly year-long investigation involving the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the IRS, and other agencies…