March 29, 2025
Chef Scott was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, theft of presidency funds, and conspiracy to commit theft of presidency funds.
Demietriek Scott, a New Orleans chef who was as soon as reported lacking by his household, has been indicted on a federal case of wire fraud and theft expenses a couple of reportedly pretend childcare scheme alongside his co-conspirator Romney Manuel.
Scott, who’s identified professionally as “Chef Scott,” was indicted on a number of counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, theft of presidency funds, and conspiracy to commit theft of presidency funds.
The pretend childcare plot allegedly started in 2020 when a co-conspirator, Romney Manuel, started teaching Scott on the best way to obtain COVID-19 aid help by means of the Louisiana Division of Schooling, WDSU experiences.
Manuel, as a program guide from the LDE, engaged in sending emails backwards and forwards with Scott. The emails contained content material on how he may apply for the aid funds by establishing a pretend childcare middle known as Nanny’s Studying and utilizing it for the request. Manuel confirmed Scott the best way to arrange an e-mail deal with for the enterprise and arrange deposits along with his financial institution for the aid funds.
Scott and Manuel acquired over $74,000 in COVID-19 aid funds allegedly as pretend childcare suppliers, in accordance with the indictment.
The pair’s scheme was unearthed after one among Manuel’s co-workers seen an deal with discrepancy in March 2021, realizing {that a} totally different childcare middle was utilizing the identical deal with as Nanny’s Studying.
Manuel and Scott have been arrested in June 2021 for his or her crimes however posted bond and have been launched.
As beforehand reported by BLACK ENTERPRISE, Scott went lacking for some time in June 2023, and his household falsely reported that his physique had been discovered on the aspect of a bridge alongside France Highway.
After being lacking for 2 weeks, Scott returned residence. He reported that he was shocked that his household reported him as lacking, as he was simply taking time for himself.
Though he didn’t notify anybody that he could be going off the grid, he mentioned he appreciated everybody worrying for him.
Scott mentioned on the time, “I’ve been round, I’ve been round. I basically simply wanted a while for myself…Life caves in on you generally, and that’s simply what occurred. I recognize [the concern]. I didn’t know that was a factor.”
Chef Scott was born within the Seventh Ward and owns a meals truck known as Chef Scott’s Creole BBQ.
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