Four law enforcement officials, including two current police chiefs, are charged in connection with a scheme to fraudulently secure U.S. visas.

Federal authorities charged three current and former Louisiana police chiefs with taking money in exchange for filing false police reports, allowing illegal immigrants to seek a visa that will enable crime victims to stay in the United States and prevent them from being deported.

Five people in Louisiana, including three police chiefs and a local businessman, worked together to falsify police reports and commit immigration fraud, according to a 62-count indictment released Wednesday.