BATON ROUGE, La. — Three individuals from Baton Rouge have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in schemes related to fraudulent prescriptions and pandemic relief fraud, as announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana on Thursday.
Kevan Andre Hills, 32, Devin Tyrone Stampley, Jr., 33, and Asia Deshan Guess, 28, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson for offenses linked to the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action.
Stampley received a sentence of 104 months in prison, Hills was given 96 months, and Guess was sentenced to 24 months.
Court documents reveal that the trio exploited stolen identities of medical professionals to fabricate and submit fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances such as Promethazine with Codeine and Hydrocodone. These prescriptions were then used to fraudulently bill Medicaid. Additionally, Stampley committed burglary at a Louisiana pharmacy to acquire more drugs for illegal resale.
Beyond drug-related fraud, Hills, Stampley, and others submitted false applications for federal pandemic relief programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), and CARES Act unemployment benefits, collectively seeking at least $293,498.
They utilized falsified bank statements, tax documents, and other forged materials to impersonate small business owners or unemployed individuals in need. Hills and Stampley were found to have secured at least $87,663, which they used for personal purchases and transfers.
A fraudulent scheme aimed to secure more than $125,000 in federal assistance, with the individual personally acquiring at least $15,859 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) by providing false information to various agencies, including the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Maine Department of Labor.
