A federal grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a group of accused criminals, including community law enforcement leaders, in a conspiracy involving the fraudulent processing of “hundreds” of federal visas.

The indictment names five Louisiana men with conspiracy to develop a complicated scheme to help people get a non-immigrant status U-Visa through the use of falsified police reports.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services details the U-Visa program on its website, including the description that it is intended for “victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.”

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