ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – Four of the five people charged in an alleged immigration fraud scheme have now entered guilty pleas:
- Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, Oakdale businessman
- Michael “Freck” Slaney, Former Oakdale City Marshal
- Glynn Dixon, Former Forest Hill Police Chief
- Tebo Onishea, Former Police Chief of Glenmora
According to court records, Glynn Dixon, the former Police Chief of Forest Hill, has a change of plea hearing set for June 4.
Former Oakdale Chief of Police Chad Doyle pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraud on May 20 and faces a maximum of 5 years in jail and a fine of no more than $250,000.
On May 29, Oakdale businessman Chandrakant “Lala” Patel pleaded guilty to counts one and 54 from…
THE TD BANK INSIDER “BRIBE-FOR-DATA” SCHEME (USA)
Date: February 17, 2026 Perpetrator: Edward Low (Former Bank Employee)
Case Description: In a high-profile case of “Insider Threat,” Edward Low, a former employee of TD Bank in New York, pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to accepting bribes in exchange for confidential customer data. Between 2021 and 2022, Low leveraged his internal access to harvest the personal details of high-balance account holders. He then sold this “hot data” to external fraud syndicates for as little as $26,700 in personal kickbacks.
The external fraudsters used the information Low provided to conduct “Account Takeovers” (ATO), creating fraudulent checks and falsifying bank records to drain over $500,000 from unsuspecting customers. Low even went as far as helping co-conspirators open shell company accounts at a second financial institution where he was later employed. He now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. This case has sent shockwaves through the global banking sector, highlighting that even the most robust external firewalls cannot protect against a “rogue insider” with administrative credentials.
Link to Original: US Dept of Justice – TD Bank Insider Plea