GREENSBORO, N.C. – Jasmine Hoyle, 35, of Greensboro, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid program out of millions of dollars through false claims for services that were never provided, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina on April 9.
Hoyle, who owned and operated two businesses in Winston-Salem—Harvest Focused & Consulting Services, LLC and The Ultimate Sacrifice—admitted to submitting fraudulent claims for urine drug tests and office visits between August 2020 and July 2022. The claims, which were submitted to the North Carolina Medicaid program, were for services that had not been rendered. In one case, Hoyle’s business submitted 97 claims for a single Medicaid beneficiary who had never received any services or undergone any urine tests.
The scheme resulted in the North Carolina Medicaid program reimbursing Hoyle’s businesses more than $6 million for these non-existent services. Hoyle used the ill-gotten gains to fund personal luxuries, including the purchase of a Dodge Challenger and other high-end items unrelated to her business operations.
Hoyle pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud and one count of money laundering. She now faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and significant monetary penalties. Sentencing is scheduled for July 31.
This case serves as a reminder of the ongoing efforts by federal authorities to combat fraudulent schemes that divert resources from important public health programs, like Medicaid, to personal enrichment.
