Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested a New Orleans couple for defrauding the Louisiana Medicaid program of more than $61,000.

LBI received a criminal referral from Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding allegations that Gregory and Antoinette Hammond, of Wright Road in New Orleans, both Medicaid recipients, had intentionally underreported their income for purposes to receive Medicaid benefits.

During this investigation, LBI agents learned that in the period between June 2021 and May 2025, Gregory and Antoinette Hammond presented false information by failing to accurately report their marital status and household income. As a result, the Hammond’s defrauded the Medicaid program of more than $61,000.

On Wednesday, November 12th, agents arrested Gregory and Antoinette Hammond pursuant to arrest warrants issued by the 19th Judicial District Court on charges of:

• L.R.S. 14:70.9 Government Benefits Fraud  
• L.R.S. 14:133 Filing False Public Records

The couple was booked without incident at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.  

Their bond information is unknown at this time.

Our investigation continues.