Nonilex<p>There had been “an unusual concentration of armed robberies of people who were not from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a>,” Van Hook said, noting that 2 other people were also charged in the alleged scheme.</p><p>“In fact, the armed robberies never took place,” he said.</p><p>Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Shreveport returned a 62 count <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indictment</span></a> charging the 5 defendants with crimes including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> to commit <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a>, visa fraud, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a>, mail fraud & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a>, Van Hook said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>