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Woman arrested after buying Lamborghini while getting Medicaid benefits, authorities say

SLIDELL, LOUISIANA, AUG 1 – Candace Taylor allegedly underreported income while her businesses earned $9.5 million, using Medicaid funds for luxury cars, jewelry, cosmetic surgery, and real estate, authorities said.

  • A Louisiana woman named Candace Taylor has been arrested for fraudulently obtaining Medicaid benefits while purchasing a Lamborghini, according to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.
  • Authorities began investigating Taylor after a complaint from the Louisiana Health Department about her underreported income for Medicaid benefits.
  • Court documents reveal that from 2021 to 2024, Taylor transferred over $9.5 million in business income while claiming income to qualify for Medicaid.
  • Taylor attempted to renew her Medicaid benefits two months after buying the Lamborghini, stating a monthly income of $4,000 from an unidentified business.
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For years, Candance M. Taylor lived as a celebrity. She walked through the streets of Louisiana at the wheel of a Lamborghini, bought expensive jewelry and boasted of her luxury life on social media. Her glamour collapsed when it was discovered that despite those lavish expenses and thousands of dollars in her bank accounts, she had forged her income to benefit from Medicaid, the health program for low-income people. Now, the woman was arrested …

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WGNO broke the news in New Orleans, United States on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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