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re: FBI arresting the police in Ville Platte, Oakdale, & Forest Hill
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:13 am to YOURADHERE
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:13 am to YOURADHERE
has a link to the press conference been posted? i can't find one... TIA
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:14 am to j4lsu
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:16 am to YOURADHERE
I opened the link at 10:07. All I've heard so far are the agencies patting themselves on the back.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:19 am to facher08
something about a business owner with a scheme and LE turning a blind eye.. I started late too.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:21 am to JDPndahizzy
Can't hear shite on this broadcast. They need to turn the microphones up. You can barely hear what they are saying.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:26 am to BayouBengal51
Dude looks like BJ from the Righteous Gemstones.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:33 am to Clyde Tipton
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Dude looks like BJ from the Righteous Gemstones.
I was looking for a good gif right before I saw your post. 
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:34 am to YOURADHERE
From what I understand from the presser....
Apparently you (and your entire family) can obtain a VISA if you are a victim of a crime.
A business owner, I think the name was Patel, was sort of the middle man. Patel would be paid by an illegal, he would then pay his LEO connections to create a false police report for the illegal and apply for the VISA.
Apparently you (and your entire family) can obtain a VISA if you are a victim of a crime.
A business owner, I think the name was Patel, was sort of the middle man. Patel would be paid by an illegal, he would then pay his LEO connections to create a false police report for the illegal and apply for the VISA.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:34 am to Clyde Tipton
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Federal prosecutors have unsealed a sweeping indictment against five individuals — including current and former Louisiana law enforcement officers — accused of orchestrating a years-long scheme to exploit the U.S. immigration system for personal profit. Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook announced Wednesday that the charges are part of Operation Take Back America. The 60+ count indictment includes allegations of conspiracy, immigration fraud, visa fraud, and money laundering.
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From 2015 to July 2025, investigators say the group conspired to fraudulently obtain hundreds of U-Visas; special non-immigrant visas reserved for victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.
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According to the indictment, Patel collected money from foreign nationals who were not actually victims or witnesses of crimes. Patel allegedly paid law enforcement officers $5,000 per fake report in exchange for official documentation falsely claiming these individuals were armed robbery victims.
Wafb
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:36 am to BayouBengal51
Hilarious. The allegations are that immigrants paid Patel, and Patel paid the cops, to create false police reports saying the immigrants were victims of armed robberies. Patel paid the cops $5,000 per alien they listed on these fake reports.
The charges include money laundering, for the defendants using the illegal proceeds to go buy real estate, SUVs, pickup trucks and travel trailers. Big OT ballers.
[Edit: reason for the fake police reports- the immigration laws say that if you were a crime victim here, and you are willing to help law enforcement prosecute the crime, you can stay longer / get a visa. The law was designed to stop "human trafficking."]
The charges include money laundering, for the defendants using the illegal proceeds to go buy real estate, SUVs, pickup trucks and travel trailers. Big OT ballers.
[Edit: reason for the fake police reports- the immigration laws say that if you were a crime victim here, and you are willing to help law enforcement prosecute the crime, you can stay longer / get a visa. The law was designed to stop "human trafficking."]
This post was edited on 7/16/25 at 10:39 am
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:38 am to Zakatak
You mean the loophole of them getting GRANTS, not a loan, from the government to buy it all. Stores, nurseries, happens all the times.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:41 am to ExtraGravy
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The charges include money laundering, for the defendants using the illegal proceeds to go buy real estate, SUVs, pickup trucks and travel trailers. Big OT ballers.
Vacations too! Hundreds of counts! Reparations!
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:43 am to ExtraGravy
I wonder if these fake crimes show up in crime statistics in these towns. Can you imagine a public official sacrificing a town’s reputation for personal profit.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:46 am to altTD
quote:Makes one wonder how NO & BR seems to have skirted this drag net so far.
I wonder if these fake crimes show up in crime statistics in these towns. Can you imagine a public official sacrificing a town’s reputation for personal profit.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:46 am to altTD
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Can you imagine a public official sacrificing a town’s reputation for personal profit.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:49 am to ExtraGravy
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[Edit: reason for the fake police reports- the immigration laws say that if you were a crime victim here, and you are willing to help law enforcement prosecute the crime, you can stay longer / get a visa. The law was designed to stop "human trafficking."]
Yes, if you are a victim of a qualifying crime (there's about 30-40ish) and agree to assist with the investigation and prosecution of the case then you can obtain a U visa. The U visa is good for 4 years, and 3 years later you are eligible for permanent residency.
It requires a "certifying officer" from a qualified law enforcement agency to sign off on it before USCIS will grant it, which is where LEO corruption comes in here.
There was a big bust in the Jackson, MS area within the last 10 years that led to disbarments and arrests as well.
In theory it is a good program, but it is ripe for fraud.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:52 am to altTD
Or maybe there were real arrests of "criminals" who matched the police report description. And the Police Chief gets credit for being hard on crime.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:52 am to altTD
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I wonder if these fake crimes show up in crime statistics in these towns.
That's probably what raised the original suspicion for the investigation. Then they noticed the increase was tied to the immigrants who were getting visas.
The perps didn't really think this one through...
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:54 am to Clyde Tipton
On the plus side, the oakdale city marshall and police chief probably won’t have to move out of their hometown
This post was edited on 7/16/25 at 10:56 am
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:55 am to ExtraGravy
I wonder if the immigrants were actually paying Patel or was the money coming from their employer? Seams to me like a lot of money for an immigrant laborer to come up with.
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