Authorities said the group would file false police reports, identifying an immigrant as a crime victim, thereby qualifying them to apply for a U-visa.

Patel himself had previously obtained a U Visa, making his central role in the conspiracy especially striking. The program was designed to protect vulnerable crime victims, but officials say Patel ...

One of four Central Louisiana law enforcement leaders arrested this week for their alleged involvement in an immigration fraud scheme is still on the job, our news partners at KPLC-TV report. Oakdale ...

The man and four U.S. law enforcement officials, including three police chiefs, were charged with committing visa fraud in Louisiana ...

Columnist Will Sutton weighs in on the Louisiana bribery and fake police report scam announced by federal and other law ...

Patel would ask his co-conspirators to write false police reports after charging immigrants thousands of dollars.

Five Louisiana men, including four active and former law enforcement officers and an Indian national, were indicted Wednesday on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and mail fraud, ...

The case has drawn widespread attention amid broader immigration enforcement actions under the Donald Trump administration, which has been working to eliminate visa loopholes used by undocumented immi ...

An Indian-origin businessman and four current or former law enforcement officials in Louisiana have been charged in a major ...

The wife of a Louisiana police chief, who was charged amid a sweeping federal investigation into an immigration visa fraud scheme, was also arrested on Thursday ...

An Indian-origin restaurateur, along with four top cops of Louisiana, have been indicted for a nearly-decade-long visa fraud ...

A decade-long immigration fraud scheme was uncovered in Louisiana, leading to the arrest of businessman Chandrakant Patel and ...