SHREVEPORT, La. - A Bienville Parish woman is among 18 defendants indicted in nine federal districts across the U.S. for their alleged participation in various COVID-19 fraud schemes.
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown joins with the Department of Justice in announcing criminal charges against 18 defendants in 9 federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving health care services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in over $490 million in COVID-19 related false billings to federal programs and theft from federally-funded pandemic programs.