Two Crowley women were arrested in separate Louisiana Medicaid fraud cases after authorities accused them of submitting false claims for personal-care services.
The women were identified as Valerie Roy, 34, and Victoria Bertrand Trahan, 54, according to KLFY.
Both women were charged with two counts of Medicaid fraud as part of a statewide enforcement operation announced by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.
The charges are allegations. Both women are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Valerie Roy Is Accused Of Billing Medicaid While Working At Walmart
Roy worked as a direct service worker through Golden Rule Care Providers in Breaux Bridge, according to court documents posted by the Justice Department as part of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
Investigators said Roy submitted documentation for services not rendered to a Medicaid recipient while she was also employed at Walmart.
The arrest-warrant affidavit says the investigation began after a medical certification specialist arrived at the recipient’s home for an in-home assessment and saw that Roy was not there at the start of the visit. The specialist said Roy arrived about 10 minutes later wearing a Walmart employee vest.
After the assessment, the specialist saw Roy walking down the street and verified that Roy was still clocked in as if she were physically present in the recipient’s home providing personal-care services, according to the affidavit.
Authorities said Medicaid paid $6,199.57 for the allegedly fraudulent claims tied to Roy’s case.
Victoria Bertrand Trahan Is Accused Of Billing After A Recipient Moved
Trahan was accused of Medicaid fraud tied to personal-care services through Louisiana’s Self-Direction program.
According to the arrest-warrant affidavit, Trahan began working in July 2022 as a direct service worker for a Medicaid recipient identified by initials. Investigators said the recipient later returned to live with his father and stepmother and was no longer receiving services from Trahan.
The affidavit says Trahan continued submitting time through July 11, 2024, even though the services were not actually provided.
Authorities said the alleged false claims in Trahan’s case covered two billing periods and totaled $9,014.45.
The Cases Were Part Of A Larger Medicaid Fraud Sweep
The two Crowley arrests were part of a larger Louisiana Medicaid fraud sweep involving 21 people. State officials said the cases included allegations of false billing, false records, and abuse involving vulnerable people.
WAFB reported that the statewide list included suspects from Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Shreveport, Monroe, Ruston, Crowley, Lake Charles, Hammond, Bunkie, Collinston, Mount Hermon, Natchez, Mississippi, and Aubrey, Texas.
The broader sweep included allegations that direct service workers billed Medicaid for care that was not provided, including during periods when recipients were hospitalized, in daycare, incarcerated, or no longer receiving services.
Other cases involved false CPR certification records, false insurance documents, and allegations of abuse or battery involving people with infirmities.
Families Should Check Whether Listed Care Was Actually Provided
Medicaid recipients, relatives, and guardians should compare notices, care schedules, provider logs, transportation records, and appointment calendars with the services actually received.
Claims should be questioned if a caregiver is listed as providing care while the recipient was in a hospital, at school, in daycare, incarcerated, living somewhere else, or with another caregiver.
Families should also watch for unfamiliar provider names, repeated hours that do not match the care schedule, signatures the recipient does not recognize, or services listed on days when no one came to the home.
Suspected Medicaid fraud can be reported to the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office or the Louisiana Department of Health through their online complaint forms. Families should save notices, screenshots, care logs, text messages, appointment records, names, dates, and any documents showing where the recipient actually was when the service was billed.
