Attorney General Liz Murrill announced today that the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) uncovered a Medicaid and SNAP fraud scheme involving more than $156,000 in fraudulently obtained government benefits, resulting in the arrest of one suspect and the arrest of a former Louisiana Department of Health employee who had previously been considered a fugitive.

LBI received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding allegations that 39-year-old Tanesha Bowman, of Francais Street in Shreveport, had defrauded both the Medicaid and SNAP programs. LDH also reported that former employee, 33-year-old Juleah Seazer, of Francis Street in Shreveport, had participated in defrauding the Medicaid program. 

During this investigation, LBI agents discovered that Juleah Seazer, a former LDH Customer Service Representative had assisted a personal friend, Tanesha Bowman, in a scheme to unlawfully obtain reinstatement of her (Bowman) Medicaid benefits. LDH had previously terminated Bowman’s benefits after the agency discovered she had failed to report her true marital status and household income.

In October of 2025, Seazer and Bowman orchestrated an unofficial phone call utilizing the LDH Medicaid phone application system. As an employee of LDH, Seazer filed and deposited false public records in a public office with knowledge of the falsity of material facts. Bowman’s benefits were then restored when, in fact, she and her dependents remained ineligible. 

Through this investigation, agents learned that Bowman was also a recipient of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Those applications were reviewed and revealed that Bowman intentionally misrepresented her true household income and had defrauded that program as well. Bowman continuously omitted her marriage to a full-time City of Shreveport employee who was domiciled in the home. 

As a result of her actions, Bowman defrauded the Medicaid program of approximately $121,182 in benefits she and her family were not entitled to. Bowman also defrauded the SNAP program of approximately $35,305 in food assistance benefits that she was not entitled to.

LBI agents subsequently obtained arrest warrants through the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish for both parties. 

As to Tanesha Bowman, she was arrested pursuant to a warrant for knowingly defrauding government benefit programs by submitting false information and concealing material facts affecting her eligibility to receive those benefits. She was charged with:

• 8 counts: Government Benefits Fraud, LA.R.S. 14:70.9 
• 7 counts: Unauthorized use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, LA.R.S. 14:68.2

On June 3rd, 2026, Tanesha Bowman surrendered herself to LBI agents and was booked into the East Baton Rouge Prison for those previously noted offenses. Her bond has not been set yet.

Juleah Seazer was arrested today for intentionally defrauding a government benefit program, committing unauthorized trespasses of a state computer to access protected information, filing and maintaining false public records with knowledge of their falsity, and intentionally performing her duties as a public employee in an unlawful manner. She is charged with:

• 1 count: Government Benefits Fraud, LA.R.S. 14:70.9
• 2 counts: Trespass Against State Computers, LA.R.S. 14:73.12
• 1 count: Filing or Maintaining False Public Records, LA.R.S. 14:133(A)
• 1 count: Malfeasance in Office, LA.R.S. 14:134(A)(2)

Seazer, who was initially considered, is currently being booked at the Caddo Parish Jail.

The investigation is ongoing.

*Tanesha Bowman mugshot (above)

*Juleah Seazer (above) remains wanted by LBI

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.