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LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> IN THE MATTER OF DEBORAH CROWDER LOPER <br /> CONSENT ORDER NO.: 2013-857 <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics("the Board") and Deborah Crowder Loper enter into the <br /> following agreement to resolve the charges brought by the Board against Deborah Crowder <br /> Loper on June 20, 2014: <br /> 1. <br /> Deborah Crowder Loper was an employee of the Louisiana Department of Health and <br /> Hospitals (DHH), Division of Fiscal Management, from April 11, 2005 until March 22, 2013. <br /> 2. <br /> Deborah Crowder Loper was an authorized party on the DHH Capital One bank account <br /> and she was responsible for submitting receipts, bank statements and other documentation to the <br /> National Association of State Human Services Finance Officers (NASHSFO) relative to the bank <br /> account. <br /> 3. <br /> At the conclusion of the 2009 NASHSFO conference, Ms. Deborah Crowder Loper was <br /> instructed to close the NASHSFO account; however, she did not and instead diverted DHH funds <br /> into the account for her personal use. <br /> 4. <br /> Deborah Crowder Loper diverted checks issued to DHH from January 2010 to January <br /> 2014 totaling approximately $800,000.00 to the(NASHSFO) bank account for her personal use. <br /> 5. <br /> Ms. Loper has admitted using these funds to gamble at local casinos. Ms. Loper admitted <br /> to having a gambling addiction and that she has received help for her gambling addiction. <br /> 6. <br /> In 19th JDC suit number, 09-13-0414 - DEBORAH C. LOPER, Ms. Loper was prosecuted <br /> for theft, money laundering, and malfeasance in office. <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br />