SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A woman was charged with healthcare fraud after she allegedly submitted false claims to Utah Medicaid and received more than $4 million in a payout.
From July 2024 through October 2025, Jazzamin Tashay Clark, 43, of Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, allegedly submitted fraudulent claims for therapy services that were either not rendered, rendered by unqualified, unlicensed providers, or non-covered, which resulted in her own financial benefit.
The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah, said in a press release that Clark established businesses purportedly to treat individuals facing substance abuse use disorder in Salt Lake.
She reportedly recruited Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries, like those experiencing homelessness, and claimed to provide them with Medicaid-reimbursable services.
"Medicaid claims are required to include, among other things, the National Provider Identifier (NPI) number for the healthcare provider who ordered, supervised, or performed the billed services," the press release states. "Clark caused Medicaid to be billed for therapy and other services under the NPI numbers for several out-of-state providers, many of whom were unqualified to provide such services and were not...
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