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Immigration Fraud Involving Law Enforcement | Lake Charles News
A shocking immigration fraud ring in Louisiana just collapsed, involving a business owner and four top law enforcement officials who conspired to forge fake crime reports to help foreign nationals qualify for U-visas. Since 2015, Chandrakant Patel paid police chiefs and marshals thousands to fabricate victim claims, while immigrants paid him to be listed as victims — all to gain legal status. The scheme unraveled after a joint FBI, ICE, and IRS probe led to a 62-count indictment. All five defendants, including Oakdale’s chief and marshal, have now pleaded guilty — with one already…
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