First guilty plea in visa scheme; more scheduled

Former Oakdale police chief pleads guilty to visa fraud conspiracy; more plea changes scheduled

A former Oakdale police chief pled guilty for his role in a visa fraud scheme involving fake police reports for U-visa applicants. The fraud ring charged applicants $20,000, with officers getting paid to create false crime reports, mainly about armed robberies in small Louisiana communities, raising major red flags.

First guilty plea in visa scheme; more scheduled

Federal prosecutors have negotiated a guilty plea in the wide-ranging visa scheme announced last summer, and more are scheduled this month.In July, federal authorities announced the indictment of two chiefs of police, a former chief and a city marshal; they were accused of participating in a scheme to sell visas to immigrants.An Oakdale businessman was accused of bribing the law enforcement agents to create fake crime reports so that immigrants …