BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three current or former Louisiana police chiefs were arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal status and used to try to secure a visa, authorities said Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors said a group of current and former Louisiana law enforcement leaders took part in a years-long scheme to falsify police reports so immigrants could get special visas, with charges spanning conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering.