Overview

• Defendants include Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon, former Glenmora Police Chief Tebo Onishea, City Marshal Michael “Freck” Slaney and businessman Chandrakant “Lala” Patel.
• Authorities allege the group accepted $5,000 per name to file hundreds of false armed robbery reports from 2015 through July 2025 so immigrants could secure U-visa applications.
• Federal agents arrested the suspects on July 15 in Baton Rouge and Lafayette and seized bank accounts, vehicles and other assets linked to the scheme.
• Prosecutors emphasize the indictment targets individual corrupt officials rather than full departments as the case proceeds in federal court with decades-long prison terms possible.
• A 2021 audit by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General flagged the U-visa program’s vulnerability to fraud, underscoring long-standing oversight gaps.