Houma woman accused of defrauding $83K from Medicaid

HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — An investigation has been launched after a Houma woman was accused of multiple instances of fraud.

According to Attorney General Liz Murrill, Louisiana Bureau of Investigations agents arrested 33-year-old Bianca Jentrise Carr on allegations of Government Benefits Fraud on Aug. 14.

An investigation revealed that the LBI received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health regarding Carr, who was a Medicaid recipient. Agents claimed Carr hid her employment and income to receive benefits.

The affidavit reads that in 2018 and 2021, Carr reportedly submitted Medicaid applications to LDH claiming she had no income and was unemployed. However, agents said they obtained employment records from Homewood Suites in Houma that verified that she was currently employed.

Additionally, there were no renewal applications submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023.

Further investigation revealed arrest records from February 2024 where Carr began to report her employment but also allegedly began submitting falsified check stubs to underreport monthly income, concealing almost $3,500 in earnings.

Agents say as a result Carr allegedly defrauded Medicaid program of over $83,000.

Also, between Dec. 1, 2021 to the present, Carr reportedly received $83,462 in Medicaid benefits with $21,367 paying LDH and $62,094 by Managed Care Organizations.

On July 22, during an interview with LBI agents, Carr reportedly admitted to submitting older check stubs with lower earnings.

On Aug. 14, she was arrested on charges of government benefits fraud and filing false public records. She has been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison with bond information currently unknown.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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