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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The wife of a Louisiana police chief, who earlier this week was charged for his alleged role in a mass immigration visa fraud scheme, has also been arrested, state police said Thursday. Alison Doyle, a former employee of the small city of Oakdale, has been charged with two counts of malfeasance in office. State police …

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial was sentenced Thursday in the 2023 shooting death of Eddie Irizarry. Irizarry’s family members expressed outrage after leaving the courtroom. He was sentenced to 9.5 months to two years. He is being granted immediate parole after already serving 10 months. “He was a cop, so he gets the okay. But that’s …

US seeks one-day sentence for police officer convicted in Breonna Taylor case  Reuters Justice Department says former officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid should get one day in jail  CNN Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid  The New York Times Trump Justice Department seeks one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case  NBC News DOJ …

Louisiana Police Chiefs Accused of Fabricating Robberies in Immigrant Visa Scheme  The New York Times Feds arrest current, former Louisiana law enforcement leaders on alleged immigration violations  The Advocate Louisiana police chiefs arrested in fake visa scheme targeting immigrants: DOJ  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Louisiana police chiefs among those arrested and accused in a bribery scheme to help …

Lightning Kills 1 and Injures 13 on Archery Range in New Jersey, Police Say  The New York Times 1 dead, more than a dozen injured by lightning strike at NJ archery range amid storms  NBC New York 1 dead, 13 hurt after lightning strike in Jackson Township, New Jersey  CBS News 10 people struck by lightning in N.J. town, 1 seriously injured, sheriff …

Three current or former Louisiana police chiefs were among those indicted in an alleged scheme to drum up bogus crimes against immigrants so they could qualify for a special visa that allows noncitizen crime victims to remain in the US. The top cops allegedly took “hundreds” of bribes in exchange for filing false police reports detailing made-up crimes against the …

Athens, Greece CNN  —  Greek police have brought five people in for questioning in the case of murdered UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who was shot dead on July 4 while visiting Athens to see his children and attend a family custody hearing. One of the five individuals is the professor’s ex-wife, Greek police spokesperson Konstantina Dimoglidou told CNN. “Five …

Four law enforcement officials, including two current police chiefs, in Louisiana are accused of fabricating police reports in a scheme to illegally obtain U.S. visas for immigrants, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A Louisiana businessman is also charged in the scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Louisiana alleges that between Dec. 26, 2015, and at least July 15, …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A group of current or former Louisiana police chiefs and the operator of a Subway sandwich shop are accused of colluding in a decade-long scheme to falsify police reports to help foreign nationals get visas meant for crime victims or witnesses. A federal grand jury returned a 62-count indictment charging two police chiefs, a former police …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Federal authorities said Wednesday that they charged three current or former Louisiana police chiefs with taking hundreds of bribes in exchange for filing false police reports that would allow noncitizens to seek a visa that allows certain crime victims to stay in the U.S. The false police reports would indicate that the immigrant was a …