A Louisiana hospital worker was arrested for forging a CEO’s signature to falsely claim $600,000 in federal grant funds.

Rachel Willis, 48, a Lafayette hospital employee, was arrested on felony forgery charges for allegedly forging a CEO’s signature on a grant application to secure $600,000 in federal funds through Louisiana’s H.E.R.O. Fund. Authorities say she used the CEO’s signature—copied from an email—on official letterhead to falsely claim the hospital would contribute $250,000 in matching funds. The fraud was uncovered before any money was disbursed, and no funds were lost. Willis, who works at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and a local technical college, was booked and released on a $2,500 bond. The investigation is ongoing.