ELIZABETH SERIE ARRESTED FROM FRAUD!

On May 13, 2026, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division received multiple 
complaints in reference to theft by fraud. 

The complaints included allegations that several individuals donated money to a female subject identified as 
Elizabeth Serie.  

Serie claimed to be the mother of a recently deceased juvenile in Ville Platte and alleged that the funds being 
collected would be used to assist the family with funeral expenses and other related costs in their time of 
need. 

Detectives also learned that the deceased juvenile's grandmother had previously filed a report with the Ville 
Platte Police Department alleges that donations were being collected without the family's permission.
The money was not being turned over to the family. 

As the investigation progressed, detectives contacted Serie, who provided them with a notebook listing donor 
names and donation amounts. Based on the information gathered, detectives determined that approximately 
$1,500 had been collected. Investigators further learned that only a small portion of the money had actually 
been used toward funeral expenses, while the remaining funds were reportedly used for personal expenses. 

The investigation remains ongoing, and additional victims have continued coming forward, increasing the 
total reported loss amount. Additional charges are expected. 

On May 14, 2026, Elizabeth Serie was arrested without incident and booked into the Evangeline Parish 
Detention Center.

As always, Sheriff Charles R. Guillory and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office encourage anyone with information regarding criminal activity to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 337-363-2161 or submit a tip through the agency's website at www.evangelineparishsheriff.org. Any person reporting information will remain anonymous.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Elizabeth R. Serie, 46, 
Ville Platte, LA 
CHARGES:   
1. One (1) count of Theft-  (felony)-   LA R.S. 14:67 
BOND: ___$25,000.00___