BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A St. Martinville woman accused of submitting a false income tax return has been arrested. The Louisiana Department of Revenue said, "Ashley Renee Seaux submitted a false state individual income tax return along with a fake W-2 form and phony employment verification from a company that did not employ her." Her income tax refund was over $12,000. LDR said she was arrested in Galveston, Texas, on May 1 and taken back to Louisiana. She was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Wednesday, May 8, and charged with filing false public records and felony theft, according to LDR. The department said, "Seaux is the 74th person arrested under a joint anti-tax fraud initiative of the Louisiana Department of Revenue and the state Attorney General’s office." Man taken to hospital after early morning shooting in Baton Rouge Latest News Baton Rouge middle school student wins Louisiana Department of Education 2024 Student of the Year First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says New ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ expected to be released in 2026 These cars and trucks are thieves' biggest targets in Louisiana, national data shows Louisiana woman accused of getting over $12K in fake tax return arrested in Texas