Three Baton Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison — 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

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Press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, dated August 21, 2025. Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced three Baton Rouge individuals, Stampley to 104 months, Hills to 96 months and Guess to 24 months in federal prison, for schemes to obtain controlled substances with fraudulent prescriptions using stolen identities of licensed medical professionals and to obtain funds from federal pandemic assistance programs. The release says Hills and Stampley sought at least $293,498 through PPP, EIDL and CARES Act unemployment benefits, defrauding the programs of at least $87,663. Guess sought at least $125,978 in federal funds and fraudulently obtained at least $15,859 in unemployment insurance benefits from the Louisiana Workforce Commission and Maine DOL.

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THREE BATON ROUGE INDIVIDUALS
SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON IN
CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICEʼS 2024 NATIONAL HEALTH
CARE FRAUD ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Thursday, August 21, 2025

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge Brian
A. Jackson sentenced Kevan Andre Hills, 32, Devin Tyrone Stampley, Jr., 33, and Asia
Deshan Guess, 28, all of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to terms of imprisonment
today. Stampley was sentenced to 104 months in federal prison, Hills was sentenced to
96 months in federal prison, and Guess was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison
for their roles in schemes to obtain controlled substances from pharmacies using
fraudulent prescriptions with the stolen identities of licensed medical professionals, and
to obtain funds from federal pandemic assistance programs by submitting false and
fraudulent applications.

According to court documents, Hills, Stampley, and Guess caused the submission of
fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances, such as Promethazine with Codeine
and Hydrocodone, to Medicaid, causing Medicaid to be fraudulently billed for filling
those fraudulent prescriptions. They used the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
registration numbers and other identifying information of several physicians and other
medical providers, without authority, on the fraudulent prescriptions. As part of the
scheme to unlawfully obtain controlled substances for resale, Stampley burglarized a
pharmacy in Louisiana.

Hills, Stampley, and their co-conspirators also submitted, caused to be submitted, and
assisted others in submitting numerous false and fraudulent applications for federal
funds, seeking at least $293,498 in funds administrated by the Paycheck Protection
Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, and Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment benefits. Hills, Stampley, and
their co-conspirators submitted and caused to be submitted falsified bank statements,
tax forms, and other documents in support of the fraudulent PPP applications. Hills,
Stampley, and their co-conspirators defrauded the federal pandemic assistance
programs of at least $87,663 by posing as fake small business owners and residents in
need of assistance. Upon receipt of the illegal funds, Hills, Stampley, and their co-
conspirators made electronic transfers and personal purchases.

Guess illegally sought at least $125,978 in federal funds, including federal Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits under the CARES Act for eligible workers
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guess caused the submission of fraudulent applications
and claims for unemployment benefits to the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC),
Maine Department of Labor (Maine DOL), and other state workforce agencies around
the country. Guess assisted in the submission of falsified application details, such as her
employment history and residency, to appear eligible for PUA funds and other benefits.
Guess fraudulently obtained at least $15,859 in unemployment insurance benefits from
the LWC and Maine DOL.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office
of Inspector General, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Department of
Labor, Office of Inspector General. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States
Attorney Kristen L. Craig of the Middle District of Louisiana, and Trial Attorneys Gary A.
Crosby II and Samantha E. Usher of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.

The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud
through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this program,
currently comprised of nine strike forces operating in 27 federal districts, has charged
more than 5,800 defendants who collectively have billed federal health care programs
and private insurers more than $30 billion. In addition, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with HHS-OIG, are taking steps to hold
providers accountable for their involvement in health care fraud schemes. More
information can be found at www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/health-care-fraud-unit.

Anyone with information about allegations of pandemic fraud can report it by calling
the Justice Department’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-
5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-
disaster-complaint-form.

Updated August 21, 2025

Topic
HEALTH CARE FRAUD
Component
USAO - Louisiana, Middle


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