BATON ROUGE, LA – Attorney General Jeff Landry today announced the
arrests of five Louisiana residents on Medicaid welfare fraud charges.
“My Medicaid Fraud Control Unit works tirelessly to fight
fraud, waste, and abuse in this welfare program that helps our State’s
neediest,” said General Landry. “Louisiana’s Medicaid program costs billions of
taxpayer dollars so we will continue doing all we legally can to ensure the
people’s hard-earned money is not being stolen.”
James Poree, 24 of
Des Allemands, was arrested on four
counts of Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting time sheets and service logs
for services not rendered.
Andrea Alexander,
31 of Marrero, was arrested on three counts
of Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting time sheets and service logs for
services not rendered.
Stephanie Lavine,
38 of Opelousas, was arrested on three
counts of Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting time sheets and service logs
for services not rendered.
Tanika Pitts, 39
of Baton Rouge, was arrested on one count of
Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting time sheets and service logs for
services not rendered.
Carolee Procter,
34 of Alexandria, was arrested on two counts
of Simple Battery of Persons with Infirmities.
All five were booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish
Prison.
Medicaid fraud occurs when providers use the Medicaid
program to obtain money they are not entitled to. To report Medicaid fraud,
abuse, and/or neglect in residential care facilities – call General Landry’s
Medicaid Fraud Hotline at 888-799-6885 or visit www.AGJeffLandry.com.
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Five Arrested in Louisiana for Medicaid Welfare Fraud
