Investigation Results in 16 Arrests by LSP Insurance coverage Fraud/Auto Theft Unit
Printed 5:42 pm Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Houma – In Might of 2021, the Louisiana State Police Insurance coverage Fraud/Auto Theft Unit Houma Discipline Workplace started investigating a grievance of prison fraud towards a supplemental medical health insurance supplier. Because the investigation continued, investigators recognized a gaggle of 16 suspects who had been discovered to have knowingly manufactured and filed fraudulent medical paperwork all through 2019 and 2020. The suspects claimed to have suffered from an unintended damage as a way to receive monetary advantages leading to over $85,000 stolen from AFLAC insurance coverage supplier.
On account of the investigation, the next suspects had been arrested and charged with varied statutes regarding Medical Insurance coverage Fraud and Theft.
Arrested in Terrebonne Parish:
- 35-year-old Georgie Jones of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (1 Rely) and L.R.S. 14:67B (4) Misd. Theft (Lower than $1,000)
- 63-year-old Katie Pierre of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (2 Counts) and L.R.S. 14:67B (3) Felony Theft (Lower than $5,000) (1 Rely)
- 42-year-old Latonya Bergeron of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (14 Counts) and L.R.S. 14:67B (1) Felony Theft (Over $25,000) (1 Rely)
- 33-year-old Megean Pierre of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (11 Counts) and L.R.S. 14:67B (2) Felony Theft (Over $5,000) (1 Rely)
- 36-yearold Nicholas Ward of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (3 Counts)
- 41-year-old Rayne Pierre of Gonzales: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (11 Counts) and L.R.S. 14:67B (2) Felony Theft (Over $5,000) (1 Rely)
- 54-year-old Saundra Smith of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (2 Counts) and L.R.S. 14:67B (2) Felony Theft (Over $5,000) (1 Rely)
- 43-year-old Tamara Matthews of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (1 Rely) and L.R.S. 14:67B (3) Felony Theft (Lower than $5,000) (1 Rely)
- 49-year-old Yolanda Tillman of Houma: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (6 Counts) and L.R.S. 14:67B (3) Felony Theft (Lower than $5,000) (1 Rely)
Arrested in Lafourche Parish:
- 36-year-old Nikita Gilton of Thibodaux: L.R.S. 22:1924 Basic (Medical) Insurance coverage Fraud (2 Counts)
The next people are nonetheless needed right now:
- 48-year-old Herman E. Verdin Jr. of Houma
- 34-year-old Christopher J. Partitions of Houma
- 38-year-old Perry J. Pierre of Houma
- 48-year-old Corey Butler of Houma
- 58-year-old James T. Lathan of Raceland
- 38-year-old Darrel D. Charles of Raceland
Investigators with the Louisiana State Police Insurance coverage Fraud/Auto Theft Unit labored intently with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Workplace throughout this investigation.
The general public performs an integral function in figuring out suspects accused of those crimes and is strongly urged to report prison or suspicious exercise. Anybody with info relating to the needed topics ought to contact Louisiana State Police Insurance coverage Fraud/Auto Theft – Houma Discipline Workplace at (985) 876-8834 Ext. 21
