Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a Shreveport couple for Government Benefits Fraud.

The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding allegations that 42-year-old Ebony Taylor and her husband, 39-year-old Andre Jackson, of Simpson Road in Shreveport, had concealed their true income and employment for purposes to receive Medicaid benefits. 

LBI found that Taylor fraudulently applied for and received Medicaid benefits for herself and her dependents between 2017 and 2025. In her applications to LDH, Taylor repeatedly reported an income of $750 bi-weekly and failed to disclose her marital status or household income with co-defendant Andre Jackson. During the same period, Andre Jackson also applied for and received Medicaid benefits, claiming no income from 2017 through 2023.

LBI’s investigation revealed that Taylor and Jackson owned multiple properties and maintained substantial financial assets, which were inconsistent with their reported Medicaid eligibility. Notable assets included a one-acre tract of land in Caddo Parish where they constructed a large residence. Mortgage and parish tax records showed a taxable property value of $656,270 for 2025. In a mortgage loan application, Taylor reported a monthly income of $15,000 and disclosed a bank account with a balance of $350,000. In addition to their residence, Taylor and Jackson were found to own numerous tracts of property throughout Caddo Parish. 

In 2022, Taylor financed a 2023 BMW X5 for $80,024 with monthly payments of $1,480. That same year, Taylor and Jackson contracted the installation of an in-ground swimming pool with a jetted spa at their residence for $94,000. Financial records further demonstrated yearly incomes of hundreds of thousands of dollars, as well as expenditures on jewelry, vacations, hotels, restaurants, a bridal store, Amazon, Netflix, Fanduel, furniture, orthodontics, liquor stores, and a cosmetic surgery in Texas. 

As of March 2025, Taylor and Jackson had defrauded the Medicaid program of approximately $127,000.

LBI obtained arrest warrants and on September 10, 2025, Taylor and Jackson were arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Prison for:

• LA RS 14:70.9 - Government Benefits Fraud (Felony)

"It's pretty bold to buy a new pool, BMW, and plastic surgery while defrauding our Medicaid program. The hardworking men and women of Louisiana paid for their extravagant lifestyle, and now they'll be brought to justice," said Attorney General Liz Murrill.

No bond has been set at this time.

This is an ongoing investigation, so no further details are available. Additional charges could be filed in the case.

*All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.