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• Matthew Morris says through attorney liens will be dropped Play Video

  April 13, 2017 11:26 AM

  UPDATE: Matthew Morris was booked on four counts of residential contract fraud, two counts of theft and one count of insurance fraud Thursday. Morris' lawyer released this statement Friday: "Mr. Morris is innocent of the criminal charges against him. This is a civil matter, not a criminal one,... more »

• Baton Rouge chiropractor convicted of tax fraud

  April 3, 2017 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A chiropractor is facing a potential prison sentence after pleading guilty to tax fraud. US Attorney Corey Amundson announced Monday that 61-year-old Steven Angle pled guilty to three counts of fliling false tax returns and one count of endeavoring to interfere with the due administration of... more »

• Contractor accused of not completing work on flood damaged home

  March 30, 2017 10:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Police say another contractor has been charged with home improvement fraud after not completing work on a house damaged by the August floods. Chancellor Orlando Porche was charged with one felony count of home improvement fraud Thursday. He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish... more »

• BRPD: contractor accused of scamming elderly victim

  March 15, 2017 10:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police detectives have arrested a Denham Springs contractor on multiple fraud charges Wednesday. Police say Andrew Darian was charged with two counts of home improvement fraud, felony theft, misapplication of payment and theft of assets of an aged person. Investigators say two victims,... more »

• LaPlace couple charged with contractor fraud in Walker

  January 20, 2017 6:44 PM

  WALKER – Police say a LaPlace couple has been accused of defrauding thousands of dollars from a Walker resident who was impacted by August’s flooding. According to Walker Police, Denny Cutrer and Jennifer Haywood were charged with one count of felony residential contract fraud and misapplication of payments by... more »

• Zachary man charged with bank fraud for wiring $500,000

  December 8, 2016 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A Zachary man has been charged with bank fraud after police say he wired $500,000 from three banks. 59-year-old Steven Reich was charged with two counts of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud Thursday. Police say Reich is accused of wiring $500,000 from three... more »

• Randy Anny, wife plead not guilty to fraud, conspiracy Play Video

  September 3, 2015 12:49 PM

  SORRENTO - A Sorrento Council member and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal charges they illegally claimed thousands of dollars of Gulf oil spill recovery money. Randy Anny and his wife Barbara entered their pleas in federal court in Baton Rouge Thursday morning. They both face charges of... more »