Former Manager of Lafayette Medical Clinic Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $500k From Employer

LAFAYETTE- On March 16, 2026, Brooke Miller Duck (formerly "Brooke Miller Tauzin"), a 31-year-old resident of Midland, Texas (and former resident of Arnaudville, Louisiana), pled guilty to embezzling over $500,000 from her medical clinic employer to make personal purchases. Duck faces up to 20 years in federal prison for the wire fraud charges she now faces.

"Brooke Duck now faces justice after spending years betraying the trust of her employer and treating that employer's bank accounts like her own personal slush fund," said United States Attorney Zachary A. Keller. "Frauds perpetrated by people like Mrs. Duck erode the trust that our Louisiana small businesses need to perform their critical work, and our Office stands ready to prosecute those abuses."

According to court documents, Duck was an employee of two medical clinics with offices in Lafayette and Baton Rouge and had access to the clinics' credit cards and bank accounts. Between May 2020 and October 2023, Duck used the clinics' credit cards for unauthorized, personal expenses and purchases, such as a $15,000 payment for a time-share vacation property. Then, to pay the clinics' credit card balances for the expenses and purchases, she used funds drawn and paid from the clinics' bank accounts. Over the course of her scheme, Duck caused $539,451.41 in unauthorized transactions on the clinics' credit cards for her personal use and personal financial gain.

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana made the announcement.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, and the Lafayette Police Department investigated the case. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Daniel Siefker, Jr., with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Denise Duhon.

You may find a copy of this press release (and any updates) on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana at https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla.

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