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Federal indictment charges Regional Nutrition Assistance leader and daughters in child-meal program fraud case
A federal grand jury charged Regional Nutrition Assistance executive director Brian Desormeaux and his daughters Amy Desormeaux Hernandez and Lenzi Desormeaux Babineaux with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Prosecutors allege a scheme involving the federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program, for which the nonprofit acted as a sponsoring organization. An indictment is an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The case concerns a nonprofit intermediary responsible for administering federal nutrition funding intended to provide meals through childcare programs.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced the charges contained in the federal indictment.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established guilt, calculated any program loss, determined whether meals were denied to eligible children or established the final criminal-case outcome.
Right of reply
Organization response
No response from Regional Nutrition Assistance or the defendants was located in the consulted Justice Department material.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Indictment. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published April 17, 2025 · Last verified September 16, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.