Two-time James Beard Award-semifinalist, chef and restaurateur Melissa Araujo was arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday on ...

The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested Melissa Araujo, charging her with felony government benefits fraud.

NEW ORLEANS — Alma Cafe owner and chef Melissa Araujo was arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday for fraud. Araujo allegedly ...

Melissa Araujo, chef and owner of Alma Cafe in New Orleans, was arrested in Baton Rouge, accused of defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid program.

A New Orleans restaurant owner and executive chef accused of Medicaid fraud was arrested amid an investigation.

Melissa Araujo, 46, of Chalmette, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Wednesday on a charge of government benefits fraud. Araujo runs the award-winning Honduran restaurant Alma in ...