Louisiana police chiefs, marshal fabricated reports in visa fraud scheme, prosecutors say

Four law enforcement officials, including two current police chiefs, in Louisiana are accused of fabricating police reports in a scheme to illegally obtain U.S. visas for immigrants, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A Louisiana businessman is also charged in the scheme.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Louisiana alleges that between Dec. 26, 2015 and at least July 15, 2025, businessman Chandrakant Patel, Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon, former Glenmora Police Chief Tebo Onishea and Michael Slaney, a marshal in the Ward 5 Marshal's Office, conspired to produce false reports that could be used to apply for U visas, which victims of certain crimes are eligible for. 

Immigrants seeking U visas would contact Patel or another facilitator who would contact Patel, according to an indictment. Patel would then allegedly ask Doyle, Dixon Onishea and Slaney to produce false police reports saying the immigrants had been the victims of armed robberies. The law enforcement officials would also provide certification and attestation of documents needed for the U visa, the indictment said.