LSP Gaming Enforcement Investigation Leads to Arrest in Fraud Scheme

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS NEWS RELEASE 
September 22, 2026
 
LSP Gaming Enforcement Investigation Leads to Arrest in Fraud Scheme

Baton Rouge – On October 15, 2024, the L’Auberge Casino Baton Rouge notified the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division, Baton Rouge Field Office, of an incident involving fraudulent exercise. Detectives started an investigation into the matter, which resulted within the arrest of 43-year-old Shamika Brown of Alexandria.  

The investigation revealed that Brown used falsified Social Security numbers to gather 16 jackpots at L’Auberge Casino Baton Rouge in 2020 totaling greater than $41,000, in an try to bypass paying an overdue youngster help obligation to the Department of Children and Family Services.

Additionally, Brown collected a jackpot of almost $2,500 at one other Baton Rouge on line casino in 2023 utilizing false figuring out data. In October 2024, Brown offered further false Social Security numbers whereas trying to gather a $1,264 jackpot at L’Auberge Casino Baton Rouge.

As a results of the investigation, an arrest warrant was obtained by means of the nineteenth Judicial District Court. On September 21, 2026, an LSP Gaming Enforcement investigator acknowledged Brown at L’Auberge Casino Baton Rouge as she tried to retrieve the identical $1,264 jackpot from October 2024.

Brown was arrested on the excellent warrant and subsequently booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for 18 counts of Bank Fraud and Identity Theft. This investigation stays ongoing, and extra prices could also be forthcoming.     

Contact Information: 
Trooper Shelby Mayfield 
Louisiana State Police 
Public Affairs Section – Troop A
Phone: (225) 921-1384
[email protected]