Shreveport couple accused of defrauding Medicaid to buy BMW and $94k pool
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A couple from Shreveport has been arrested for allegedly defrauding Medicaid of $127,000 to help fund a lavish lifestyle.
42-year-old Ebony Taylor and her husband, 39-year-old Andre Jackson, were arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, September 11, for allegedly concealing their actual income and employment to receive medicaid benefits. An investigation revealed that Taylor financed a BMW for $80,024 in 2022 with monthly payments of $1,480. That same year, the couple installed an in-ground swimming pool with a jetted spa at their home for $94,000, in addition to a cosmetic surgery in Texas.
"It's pretty bold to buy a new pool, BMW, and plastic surgery while defrauding our Medicaid program. The hardworking men and women of Louisiana paid for their extravagant lifestyle, and now they'll be brought to justice," said Attorney General Liz Murrill.
Taylor fraudulently applied for and received Medicaid benefits for herself and her dependents between 2017 and 2025. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, which reported the criminal activity, Taylor repeatedly reported an income of $750 bi-weekly and failed to disclose her marital status and combined household income with her husband.
He also applied for and received medicaid benefits around the same time, claiming no income from 2017 through 2023. However, Taylor reported a monthly income of $15,000 in a mortgage loan application and disclosed a bank account balance of $350,000.
Financial records also showed yearly incomes of hundreds of thousands of dollars. There were also funds spent on various items, including jewelry, vacations, hotels, a bridal store, furniture, and orthodontics, among others. It was also noted that the two owned multiple properties and had a substantial amount of financial assets that were not consistent with medicaid eligibility. Those assets included a one-acre tract of land in Caddo Parish where they built a large residence, which records show has a taxable property value of $656,270.