The police chiefs of Oakdale and Forest Hill were among those accused of filing false reports that allowed migrants to apply for visas intended for crime victims.

Money is the root of all evil." Small communities grapple with the news after a scheme to bribe police and make off with hundreds of special visas centered in tiny Oakdale was discovered last week.

The wife of a Louisiana police chief, who was charged amid a sweeping federal investigation into an immigration visa fraud scheme, was also arrested on Thursday.