BATON ROUGE, La. — A couple from Benton has been arrested on allegations they defrauded the Medicaid and SNAP benefits program of more than $126,000, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office.
The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation received a criminal referral from Louisiana Department of Health regarding allegations that Krystle Garcia, 38, of Benton, a Medicaid recipient, had underreported her income for purposes to receive Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
During this investigation, LBI agents learned that in the period between October 2017 until June, Garcia underreported her household income, failed to disclose her marital status, and submitted false addresses to LDH. Garcia also allegedly intentionally misrepresented the availability of health insurance through her husband’s employer…