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• 16 arrested, 18 still wanted in multimillion dollar auto fraud bust

  July 28, 2023 1:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police announced the arrest of 16 people for selling more than 100 vehicles using fake or altered documents. Warrants were issued for another 18 suspects. According to a press release, at least 34 suspects were selling stolen cars with forged paperwork that undervalued the... more »

• Court permanently bars Louisiana woman from working as tax preparer

  August 26, 2021 4:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A state court has permanently banned a Metairie woman from working as a tax preparer in Louisiana. Brischea Bowman Johnson has been identified as the former tax preparer who was arrested in 2020. She was apprehended after an investigation revealed she submitted false tax returns... more »

• Tax preparer accused of costing state nearly $300,000 in false filings

  February 22, 2017 4:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana tax preparer faces fraud charges for a scheme that cost taxpayers an estimated $300,000. The Louisiana Department of Revenue reported the arrest of Melissa Cato for allegedly altering clients' state income tax returns to claim losses for businesses that did not exist. Auditors with... more »

• Lafayette used car dealer arrested for tax fraud

  April 18, 2016 2:38 PM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette used car dealer has been charged with a tax fraud scheme that caused the state to lose thousands of dollars in sales tax revenue, the Louisiana Department of Revenue reported Monday. Larry Dwayne Brown, owner of LA Auto Sales in Lafayette, underreported the sale price of... more »