BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Office of Attorney General Liz Murrill says a couple out of Carriere, Mississippi, concealed information for several years to receive Louisiana benefits.

Officials say Vincent DeLeon, 51, and Elina DeLeon, 35, were arrested on Monday, Aug. 4, on one count each of government benefits fraud. According to the AG’s office, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health regarding allegations that the couple, both Medicaid recipients, had concealed their place of residence and other information to receive Medicaid benefits.

Agents say they learned during the investigation that between March 2023 and June 2025, the couple gave false information by failing to accurately report their marital status, househol

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