SLIDELL — A 35-year-old Slidell woman was recently arrested for Government Benefits Fraud after she allegedly under-reported her income and applied for Medicaid benefits for four years.
The Attorney General’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation began investigating Candace Taylor after receiving a complaint from the Louisiana Department of Health that Taylor was reporting she made substantially less money than she actually did in order to receive benefits.
According to the arrest records, Taylor applied for and received Medicaid benefits through misrepresentation, concealment, and non-disclosure of required information. Between January 2020 and December 2024, Taylor’s businesses collectively generated over $9.5 million in revenue across various accounts she controlled, the Attorney General’s Office reports. However, in her Medicaid applications, Taylor, who was using the name “Candace Sailor,” alleged she made only $2,000 per month.
In May 2019, Taylor first applied for Medicaid benefits under the alias “Candace Sailor,” in which she reported her income as $1,900 bi-weekly and claimed no dependents. Her application was denied at the time due to exceeding the income threshold, but less than one year later, on March 23, 2020, she re-applied using the same misspelled name.
Taylor was also inconsistent with the years she reported having a dependent, according to arrest records.
Between 2020 and 2024, Taylor’s multiple businesses brought in $9.5 million. And in 2020, despite being approved for Medicaid and claiming she had no income, records reveal Taylor’s bank account had deposits of more than $480,000, with more than $45,000 in vehicle payments to Audi Finance, and multiple six-figure withdrawals for property purchases, cosmetic surgery, high-end jewelry, and luxury services.
Taylor also had a $100,000 wire transfer to an exotic car dealership, followed by a $13,000 debit card transaction for the acquisition of a 2022 Lamborghini Urus, the Attorney General reports.
Just two months after she purchased the Lamborghini, Taylor attempted to renew her Medicaid benefits, alleging an income of only $2,000 per month, while also leaving out the information that she was a business owner.
After conducting an investigation, including viewing Taylor’s social media accounts, where posts showed off her luxurious lifestyle, agents got a warrant for her arrest for committing Government Benefits Fraud.
Taylor was arrested on July 28 and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
The investigation is ongoing.
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