JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman and owner of a caregiving company is being for more than $20,000 in Medicaid fraud, according to a release from state Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Jasmine Victoria Stanley double booked and charged Medicaid for medical services never requested by a recipient, the release stated. She ran Prestige Comfort Care, a personal care services provider for Medicaid recipients based in Duval County.
Stanley is charged with one count of Medicaid provider fraud over $10,000, a second-degree felony. The defendant faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
“This owner of a caregiving company intentionally double billed the Florida Medicaid program for services not requested or rendered by the recipient," Moody said. "These fraudulent representations and charges resulted in nearly $21,000 in fraud for Florida Medicaid. Thanks to our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, this owner is now arrested, and her scheme is shut down.”
The investigation from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit said that Stanley billed Medicaid for services that were not rendered by a recipient or the recipient’s family.
A recipient’s father provided an explanation of the claims to investigators, in addition to travel documents and communication messages between the two parties showing that the recipient did not require services over certain time periods due to being out of town or sick, the release said.
Stanley then submitted multiple double billings and billed for services by an employee ineligible to provide services, the release said, causing a loss to the Florida Medicaid program of nearly $21,000.
The MFCU investigation further uncovered that Stanley’s employment with the recipient ended in late September 2023; yet, Stanley still used the unqualified employee to continue the fraudulent billings.
