Theft/Property — Baton Rouge, LA — reported 2026-07-01
SUMMARY
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the arrests of 21 people in a Medicaid fraud operation.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Theft/Property
- Location: Baton Rouge, LA
- Date reported: 2026-07-01
- Suspect: not stated
REPORTED DETAILS
- The arrests were made by the Louisiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which investigates Medicaid provider fraud and allegations of abuse and neglect involving vulnerable people in health care facilities.
- The cases listed by the Attorney General's Office include allegations that direct service workers billed Medicaid for care that was not provided, including during times when recipients were hospitalized, in daycare, incarcerated or no longer receiving services.
- Other cases involve allegations of false CPR certification records, false insurance documents and abuse or battery of people with infirmities.
- The suspects listed by state officials are from all across Louisiana and beyond, including Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Shreveport, Monroe, Ruston, Crowley, Lake Charles, Hammond, Bunkie, Collinston, Mount Hermon, Natchez, Mississippi, and Aubrey, Texas.