Person killed in reported tubing accident on Amite River
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Source: WBRZ
DENHAM SPRINGS - One person is dead after a drowning at Tiki Tubing on Saturday morning.
Livingston Parish Sheriff s Office said the incident happened around 11 a.m. when 52-year-old Elson Johnson Jr. got out of his tube by the launch site.
Deputies said Johnson Jr. was in waist-deep water when he slipped and was unable to resurface.
A homeowner who lives near the drowning location says the business is a danger to the community. She didn t want to be identified because of possible backlash from the owner of Tiki Tubing.
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Over $1 million stolen from Unemployment Funds; Thibodaux resident arrested in connection
July 20, 2021
Since the public health emergency was declared, Louisiana has experienced massive unemployment with hundreds of businesses forced into closure and their employees out of work. Unfortunately, fraudsters seized upon the situation; and the Unemployment Trust Fund was an easy target.
Many press reports have highlighted the more than $400 million in Louisiana unemployment benefits being dispersed to individuals who did not qualify to receive them, the $6.2 million in benefits that went to prisoners in our State, and the $1.08 million in benefits paid to dead people.
In October, Attorney General Jeff Landry announced arrests his office made related to COVID-19 unemployment fraud. Today, he is announcing several more arrests of people accused of stealing over $1 million of government benefits.
AG s office announces arrests for unemployment fraud
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and last updated 2021-07-20 20:20:59-04
The Louisiana Attorney General s office has announced several more arrests of people accused of stealing more than $1 million of government benefits.
âWith the unemployment system being as overwhelmed and insecure as it has been, it is no surprise that bad actors are coming out of the woodworks to take advantage of it,â said Attorney General Landry. âSo my office will continue investigating false claims and doing what we legally can to bring criminals to justice.â
The AG s office says investigators learned multiple groups of individuals operating across several parishes in Louisiana had conspired to defraud both the Louisiana and California COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. It is alleged that members of these groups filed multiple fraudulent online claims with the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and the Louisiana Workforce Commiss
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