The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Investigations Division announced a that recent two-day, statewide sweep resulted in the arrests of 12 people for allegedly falsifying workers’ compensation documents and, in some cases, illegally collecting benefit checks.
“Some suspects have refused to cooperate, while others freely admitted they knew what they were doing was wrong,” said Attorney General Richard Ieyoub. “In all cases, however, the accused have left a paper trail connecting them to the crimes.”
The AG’s office conducted the investigations with the assistance of the Department of Labor, which oversees workers’ compensation benefits for the state. Charges against the suspects range from misrepresentation to theft to insurance fraud.
Those arrested in the sweep include:
• Lloyd H. Mulina of Baton Rouge, James R. Hull of Port Allen, Johnnie Marshall of Ouachita Parish, John D. Wheat of Livingston and Lynn Dawn Desadier of Westwego were each charged with one count of misrepresentation concerning benefits.
• Clifton Grady of New Orleans and Joel W. Tyler of New Orleans were each charged with one count of insurance fraud.
• Venus Lee of Destrehan was charged with one count of misrepresentation of benefits and one count of forgery.
• Roy Cutrer of Tangipahoa Parish, Debra Smith of Effie, Carrie Bibins of Alexandria and Rudolph T. Brown, Sr., of New Orleans were each charged with one count of misrepresentation concerning benefits and one count of theft.
Topics Workers' Compensation Louisiana
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