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New Iberia woman sentenced in tax refund scheme
May 21, 2013 8:49 AM
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A 40-year-old New Iberia woman has been sentenced to 26 months in prison in a tax refund scheme that netted $77,349 that the woman used for gambling expenses. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Veta Thompson was accused of receiving the money as a refund after submitting... more » -
Patient recruiter pleads in fraud scheme
February 1, 2012 8:34 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty for his role in a Louisiana-based Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for unnecessary durable medical equipment, including leg and arm braces, power wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories. The U.S. Department of Justice says 61-year-old Fred D. Belcher pleaded guilty... more » -
2 sentenced in Medicare fraud scheme
January 13, 2012 10:57 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say the owner and a patient recruiter for a medical equipment company have been sentenced in a $4.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. Nnanta Felix Ngari, the owner of Unique Medical Solutions, and Ernest Payne, a patient recruiter, were sentenced Thursday by U.S. District... more » -
Ex-judge gets prison in bribery scheme
September 9, 2010 9:32 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former state judge has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme to allow inmates to get out of jail without paying any bond money. Sixty-two-year-old Wayne Cresap, who sat in St. Bernard Parish, also was ordered Thursday to... more » -
Ponchatoula Man Arrested for Alleged Ponzi Scheme
November 19, 2009 11:51 AM
(Baton Rouge, LA)-Investigators with the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, with the assistance of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, arrested William J. Chaucer, Jr., of Ponchatoula, Louisiana today for creating a Ponzi scheme that has cost at least 200 investors over $11 million dollars. This arrest is the result of a... more »
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