BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana
Attorney General Jeff Landry today announced 18 people have been arrested and
two more are wanted by his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit as part of the 2018
National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
This health care fraud and opioid takedown, the largest health care enforcement
action taken to date by the joint Department of Justice and HHS Medicare Fraud
Strike Force, involved numerous federal and state agencies working together on
the front lines in the fight against health care fraud.
“I applaud my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and our law enforcement partners for
their efforts to end criminal activity, especially when it is being perpetuated
by people who are supposed to be taking care of our State’s vulnerable,” said
General Landry. “This week’s takedown further intensifies our commitment to
find, arrest, and prosecute Medicaid welfare fraudsters and those proliferating
Louisiana’s opioid epidemic.”
“Dishonest medical providers wreck lives, cheat taxpayers, exploit the most
vulnerable among us, and undermine the well-earned reputations of the vast
majority of providers who are dedicated, honest, and rightly viewed as
especially trustworthy,” said Louisiana Western District U.S. Attorney Brandon
Fremin. “I commend the efforts of Attorney General Landry and his Medicaid
Fraud Control Unit to root out these criminals from an otherwise honorable
profession, and I look forward to continuing the long partnership between our
offices.”
Together, General Landry’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office
of Inspector General, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office made the
following arrests:
Kim Pickett, 46 of Iowa, on six counts of Medicaid Fraud.
Gloria Abraham, 57 of New Iberia, on four counts of Medicaid Fraud.
Tavia Bailey, 23 of Shreveport, on three counts of Medicaid Fraud and
one count of filing or maintaining false public records.
Latoria Grogen, 40 of Harvey, on two counts of Medicaid Fraud.
Ada Smith, 69 of New Orleans, on one count of Medicaid Fraud.
Patricia Hollins, 47 of New Orleans, on one count of Medicaid Fraud.
Joseph Abraham, 55 of Loreauville, on one count of Medicaid Fraud and
one count of criminal conspiracy to commit Medicaid Fraud.
Ahisha Robertson, 41 of Baton Rouge, on one count of criminal conspiracy
to commit Medicaid Fraud, one count of principal to Medicaid Fraud, one count
of criminal conspiracy to commit filing and/or maintaining false public
records, one count of principal to filing and/or maintaining false public
records, and one count of criminal conspiracy to commit cruelty to persons with
infirmities.
Trunnod Rogers, 41 of Baton Rouge, on one count of criminal conspiracy
to commit Medicaid Fraud, one count of principal to Medicaid Fraud, one count
of criminal conspiracy to commit filing and/or maintaining false public
records, one count of principal to filing and/or maintaining false public
records, one count of criminal conspiracy to commit cruelty to persons with
infirmities, and one count of cruelty to persons with infirmities.
Jimeshaya Robertson, 22 of Baton Rouge, on one count of criminal
conspiracy to commit Medicaid Fraud, one count of principal to Medicaid Fraud,
one count of criminal conspiracy to commit filing and/or maintaining false
public records, and one count of principal to filing and/or maintaining false
public records.
Stephanie Free, 27 of Marrero, on one count of conspiracy to acquire and
obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and one
count to obtain and acquire oxycodone by fraud.
Victoria Skeldon, 43 of New Orleans, on one count of conspiracy to
acquire and obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute
oxycodone and one count of possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone.
Stephanie Faciane, 44 of Metairie, on one count of conspiracy to acquire
and obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and
one count to obtain and acquire oxycodone by fraud.
John Doubleday, 52 of Metairie, on one count of conspiracy to acquire
and obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and
one count to obtain and acquire oxycodone by fraud.
Jesse Wildenfils, 39 of Metairie, on one count of conspiracy to acquire
and obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and
one count to obtain and acquire oxycodone by fraud.
Luis Cabrera, 38 of Norco, on one count of conspiracy to acquire and
obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and one
count of possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone.
Cynthia Foret, 41 of Norco, on one count of conspiracy to acquire and
obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and one
count of possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone.
Whitney Swan, 47 of LaPlace, on one count of conspiracy to acquire and
obtain oxycodone and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and one
count to obtain and acquire oxycodone by fraud.
Jarrod Doubleday, 47 of Kenner, is wanted by General Landry’s MFCU for
one count of conspiracy to acquire and obtain oxycodone and to possess with the
intent to distribute oxycodone and one count to obtain and acquire oxycodone by
fraud. And Bennie Harris, 63 of New Orleans, is wanted by General
Landry’s MFCU for one count of conspiracy to acquire and obtain oxycodone and
to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and one count to obtain and
acquire oxycodone by fraud.