(KALB) - A former Louisiana Department of Health employee has been arrested for filing false public records and government benefits fraud , according to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.

Courtney Higgins, 33, of Monroe, was arrested on October 8 and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the above felony charges. Bond was set at $5,000.

Murrill’s office said they received a tip that Higgins had knowingly assisted a family member in concealing their income and marital status to get Medicaid benefits. It was determined that Higgins submitted a false employment verification letter to LDH for the family member.

According to Murrill’s office, Higgins was aware that the family member was not eligible for Medicaid and her actions defrauded the program of about $22,536.56.

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