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• Three arrested on Medicaid welfare fraud charges

  February 15, 2018 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three people have been arrested in Louisiana on multiple counts of Medicaid welfare fraud. Three people from different areas across the state were arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, according to Attorney General Jeff Landry. Kevin Washington of Shreveport, 45,... more »

• Marrero woman charged with embezzling over $500,000 via health care fraud

  February 1, 2017 5:19 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A Marrero woman has been charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Medicaid program. Monica Sylvest, 52, embezzled $536,724 during her time as a practice administrator for a local pediatric clinic from August 2014 through September 2016. She embezzled the money in the... more »

• Four people arrested for Medicaid fraud

  November 7, 2016 10:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Four people have been arrested for Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Jeff Landry announced on Monday. Landry's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested 51-year-old Djuana Richard, 45-year-old Joseph Richardson, 45-year-old Kishawn Holmes and 45-year-old Lynette Dowell. Richard was arrested on four counts on Medicaid fraud for allegedly... more »

• Three women arrested for Medicaid fraud

  October 14, 2016 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The attorney general announced the arrests of three Louisiana women on Medicaid fraud charges. Kaitlyn Hamilton, 30, along with 49-year-old Kerri Morrison, were arrested for submitting falsified service documents. Additionally, 49-year-old Jennifer Franklin was arrested for submitting time sheets and service logs for a patient she... more »

• Donaldsonville woman arrested for cheating Medicaid program

  December 10, 2015 12:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Attorney General’s Office says a Donaldsonville woman has been arrested for Medicaid fraud after she illegally billed the State Medicaid Program for health care services that were never performed. 52-year-old Sandra Fisher was charged with two counts of Medicaid fraud after she was accused of... more »