Overview

• A federal grand jury in Shreveport returned a 62-count indictment on July 2 charging Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon, former Glenmora Police Chief Tebo Onishea, Oakdale City Marshal Michael “Freck” Slaney and businessman Chandrakant “Lala” Patel with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, visa fraud, bribery, mail fraud and money laundering.
• Prosecutors say suspects received $5,000 for each false armed-robbery report naming noncitizens as victims, with hundreds of fabricated cases supporting U-visa applications.
• The probe involved HSI, FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, Louisiana State Police and Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office executing July 15–16 arrests in Oakdale, Forest Hill and Glenmora and seizing assets ranging from bank accounts to vehicles.
• A 2021 Office of Inspector General audit found USCIS signature verification and backlog management weaknesses that prolonged vulnerability and allowed the scheme to persist for nearly a decade.
• On July 17, state police arrested Alison Doyle, wife of Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, on two counts of malfeasance in office related to alleged manipulation of city property bids.