Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested Akayla Bailey of Slidell, for defrauding the Medicaid program of nearly $15,000.
LBI received a criminal referral from Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding allegations that Akayla Bailey, of Hummel Crest Road in Slidell, a Medicaid recipient, had underreported her income for purposes to receive Medicaid benefits. During this investigation, LBI agents learned that in the period between June 2024 and November 2025, Bailey falsely claimed she had no income. Agents learned Baily was employed and receiving an annual salary of approximately $98,000. As a result, Bailey defrauded the Medicaid program of nearly $15,000.
On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, LBI agents arrested Bailey pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by the 19th Judicial District Court on charges of Government Benefits Fraud
Bailey was booked without incident at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Her bond information is unknown at this time.
The investigation continues.
***All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty***
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