BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Maurepas man is facing charges in connection with a scheme where he allegedly received thousands of dollars from an emergency rental assistance program meant for people facing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jail records show Quinton Mitchell, 42, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 30, on the charges of theft by fraud over $25,000 and government benefit fraud.

According to Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation began investigating after auditors discovered fraud within the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which was administered through the Louisiana Division of Administration (DOA), Office of Community Development (ODC), in Baton Rouge.

During their investigation, officials said they learned that Mitchell, a la

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