Agents with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office have arrested a Michigan woman for defrauding Louisiana’s pandemic unemployment program of over $66,000.

Local officials in Jackson County, Michigan took Antonya Moore, 26, of Michigan, into custody on January 12.

Moore was extradited and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) agents learned Moore allegedly submitted multiple fraudulent online claims for COVID-19 unemployment insurance benefits.

“Government benefits like COVID assistance are intended to help our neighbors most in need. Obtaining these illegally is a crime that not only hurts taxpayers, but also the people they are intended to support,” said Attorney General Liz Murrill. 

Louisiana Bureau of Investigations agents have received over 100 complaints for COVID pandemic fraud cases. So far, the office has made over 25 arrests, and identified over $3 million in losses in those cases. 

This is an ongoing investigation.

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Criminal Division secured a conviction for Heather De Los Santos (DOB: 3/17/1987) on a charge of vehicular homicide on Tuesday, February 20. 

De Los Santos pled guilty in the Tenth Judicial District Court located in Natchitoches.

De Los Santos was the driver of a vehicle which caused a traffic incident resulting in a collision with a motorcyclist back on April 4, 2021.

During the course of the investigation, it was determined that she was operating the vehicle while over the legal limit. Ultimately the motorcyclist died from injuries sustained during the collision.

De Los Santos was sentenced yesterday to the Louisiana Department of Corrections. 

This is a culmination of the work of the Louisiana Department of Justice and the Natchitoches City Police Department.

“My office continues to support victims and their families. If you drink and drive, you will be held accountable,” said Attorney General Liz Murrill.