DOJ v. JESSICA LACOUR

JESSICA LACOUR was charged with participating in multiple acts of fraudulent conduct, including generating fake evidence for a lawsuit, stealing from two COVID-19 assistance programs, creating over $200,000 in fake store receipts, and misusing persons’ identities, according to DOJ. LACOUR allegedly used a fake tax return to obtain a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan. LACOUR allegedly used the identities of other people to obtain emergency rental assistance. LACOUR created hundreds of fake Walmart receipts purporting to have been issued by at least 10 stores totaling at least $228,114. LACOUR helped generate false evidence for a lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. LACOUR allegedly misused people’s identities to open accounts, such as utility and financial accounts. As part of that scheme, LACOUR allegedly used her job at a French Quarter hotel to take pictures of a hotel guest’s driver’s license and credit card, which she then sent to an accomplice.

Summary generated from official Department of Justice press release