University student arrested for payroll fraud
LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said LSUPD officers arrested Brian Paul Broussard, 22, of 8830 North Sam Houston Parkway, Humble, Texas, on March 6 for payroll fraud.
This is one of several cases of payroll fraud at the University in the past two months.
Employees from the LSU Academic Center for Student Athletes, located in the Cox Communications building, contacted LSUPD on Feb. 28 to identify Broussard, a student worker, who the department suspected of committing payroll fraud, Lalonde said.
Broussard admitted to LSUPD investigators he left the Academic Center for Student Athletes shortly after signing in on several different occasions, Lalonde said.
This incidence of payroll fraud follows a string of arrests for payroll fraud and attempted payroll fraud. The two students previously arrested for attempted payroll fraud were also student workers at the Cox Communications Building.
Broussard was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Man arrested for unlawful entry into Student Union building
On March 7, LSUPD officers arrested Ahmed Moustafa Abdel Abdelkhalek, 29, of 740 West Chimes St., for unlawful entry into a place of business, Lalonde said.
LSUPD officers received information March 6 regarding a man observed entering the Student Union after business hours. Surveillance footage revealed the man mostly stayed in the second floor computer lab, Lalonde said.
LSUPD investigators noticed the suspect return to the Student Union on March 7 well after 2 a.m. Officers were dispatched to the Student Union, where they identified the suspect to be Abdelkhalek, Lalonde said.
Abdelkhalek admitted to being previously told to leave the building by Student Union employees.
Abdelhalek was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Man issued misdemeanor summons for misdemeanor theft
LSUPD officers issued a misdemeanor summons for theft March 9 to Alden Warner, 20, of 11917 Cardigan Ave., for misdemeanor theft, Lalonde said.
Officers were dispatched to the LSU UREC earlier during the day after receiving a call from a victim who said someone stole $180 from their wallet, Lalonde said.
The victim, who personally knew the suspect, identified Warner through pulled UREC surveillance footage, Lalonde said.
LSUPD officers arrested Warner after the victim called
Warner and asked him to return to the UREC.