Five individuals, including three police chiefs, faced indictment in Louisiana for filing false police reports to help immigrants apply for U-visas in exchange for payments. The indictment lists 62 counts, including conspiracy, visa fraud, and money laundering. Reports falsely claimed immigrants were victims of armed robberies, facilitating their U-visa applications. The alleged scheme unfolded between December 2015 and earlier this week, involving a businessman who connected immigrants with law enforcement. The businessman himself secured a U-visa in 2023, alleging victimhood in a robbery, highlighting the extent of the fraudulent activity.
Federal prosecutors have indicted five individuals in Louisiana, including current and former police chiefs, for a scheme involving bogus police reports that enabled immigrants to apply for U-visas in exchange for money.
The indictment reveals a conspiracy to falsify police reports that listed immigrants as victims of non-existent crimes, allowing them to seek U-visas due to alleged abuses.
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