Tagged News

• COVID-19 fraud scheme targets Medicare recipients Play Video

  June 13, 2023 4:43 PM

  AMITE - A scam that's been going on for months has one Medicare recipient taking notice. David Bryant contacted 2 On Your Side when he started noticing bogus charges for COVID-19 test kits on his medical statements. "One doctor was out of Texas, one doctor was out of north... more »

• Audit reveals how sheriff's office employee manipulated system, stole $150K from department Play Video

  February 20, 2023 4:21 PM

  PORT ALLEN- An audit released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor is revealing new details about a scheme that went undetected for years and allowed a West Baton Rouge sheriff's Office employee to pocket more than $150,000. That employee, Mandy Miller , confessed to stealing $150,000, according to the... more »

• Scammers impersonating Livingston sheriff as part of email scheme

  June 8, 2021 1:31 PM

  Authorities are warning residents to be on the lookout for scammers impersonating Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard. The sheriff's office said Tuesday that emails from senders claiming to be the sheriff were seeking gift card donations for a Louisiana Sheriff's Association drive to benefit local veterans. Ard, who... more »

• Catfishing schemes and what to look out for Play Video

  November 2, 2017 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's a scam that involves tricking someone into a relationship online for financial gain. "They're looking for money," said Donna Hoven. "They make their living this way by stealing money from innocent people." Catfishing is when online predators pretend to be someone else and hide... more »

• Four men arrested for $13k casino theft scheme

  September 28, 2016 9:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Investigators with the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division arrested four men suspected of a theft scheme that left an area casino out of $13,000. The arrests were the result of an investigation into a group who were manipulating the roulette game to steal casino chips.... more »

• Third arrest made in BR-based national financial fraud scheme

  October 6, 2015 2:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Attorney General's Office announced the arrest of a third person Tuesday in connection with national financial fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of more than 300 identities and more than $5 million in fraud. 26-year-old Jessica Clements-Batiste faces charges of racketeering and criminal conspiracy... more »

• Baton Rouge man behind national financial fraud scheme arrested Play Video

  September 22, 2015 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Attorney General's Office says a self-proclaimed "apostle, entrepreneur, and revolutionary" from Baton Rouge was accused of orchestrating a national financial fraud scheme that took advantage of over 300 victims including children, a church minister and individuals with poor credit to commit more than $5 million worth... more »