Trio allegedly took cash to file false reports that would allow noncitizens to qualify for special visa to let them stay in US
Federal authorities have charged three current or former Louisiana police chiefs with taking bribes in exchange for filing false police reports that would allow noncitizens to seek a visa that lets certain crime victims stay in the US.
The false police reports would indicate that the immigrant was a victim of a crime that would qualify them to apply for a so-called U visa, US attorney Alexander C Van Hook said on Wednesday at a news conference in Lafayette, Louisiana. He said the police officials were paid $5,000 for each name they provided falsified reports for – and that there were hundreds of names.