Assumption Parish man charged with government benefits fraud
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Agents investigated and arrested an Assumption Parish man accused of Medicaid fraud for multiple years.
Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Lenroy Brown, 53, of Paincourtville, was arrested Tuesday, June 10. An investigation started after Louisiana Bureau of Investigation agents received a complaint from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Dec. 11, 2023, regarding an allegation of Medicaid fraud.
According to an affidavit, Brown earned a total of $169,772.67 from April 2021 to March 2023 in wages that weren't disclosed to LDH and fraudulently obtained $16,758.03 in Medicaid benefits.
Brown was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a charge of government benefits fraud.
The attorney general's office said an investigation is ongoing.
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