Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office has arrested a Covington woman for allegedly embezzling more than $60,000. Heather Long, 35, of Bryce Drive in Covington, was taken into custody in Madisonville on Tuesday for violating L.R.S. 14:67 B1 – Theft over $25,000.
On March 8, 2024, agents from the Attorney General’s Office began an investigation following a referral from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office regarding accusations of theft by a former president of the Lake Castle Parents Club in Madisonville. The investigation revealed that between August 2022 and December 2023, Long allegedly embezzled over $60,000 from the Lake Castle Parents Club.
Agents secured an arrest warrant for Long, who was subsequently arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail without incident. The investigation remains ongoing.