Wisconsin Medicaid fraud: Brown Deer woman and Mequon doctor face charges

A Brown Deer woman faces charges for a $5.8M Medicaid fraud scheme; a Mequon doctor is charged in a prescription drug conspiracy. Both plea hearings are scheduled.

Two Wisconsin residents charged in separate healthcare fraud cases

A Brown Deer woman and a Mequon medical provider have been charged in separate healthcare fraud cases as part of a nationwide crackdown, spectrumnews1.com reports. First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Brad D. Schimel announced the charges on Thursday.

Jasmine Cooper, 37, faces counts of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme targeting Wisconsin Medicaid. Cooper was authorised to operate a prenatal care coordination agency serving at-risk pregnant women and women with children. Between 2019 and 2022, she allegedly submitted thousands of fraudulent claims for services her company never actually delivered to clients.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Cooper repeatedly misrepresented the "duration, frequency, date and nature of services provided." She is also accused of using other people's identifying information without lawful authority to carry out the scheme.

Over the course of the fraud, Cooper submitted more than $5.8 million in false claims to Wisconsin Medicaid. Of that total, more than $5.4 million was paid out. A plea hearing is scheduled for 9 July 2026; the Attorney's Office expects her to plead guilty.

In a separate case, Jerry Jones III, 70, a medical provider from Mequon, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Jones held a Drug Enforcement Administration authorisation to prescribe controlled substances for legitimate medical purposes. However, between January 2021 and September 2025, he allegedly distributed drugs including amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate and buprenorphine outside the bounds of legitimate medical practice.

The Attorney's Office said Jones distributed 12,885 pills of Adderall, 8,121 pills of Ritalin, 143,282 units of Schedule III controlled substances, 35,944 units of Schedule IV controlled substances, and 12,374 units of Schedule V controlled substances. His plea hearing is set for 29 June; Jones has agreed to forfeit $294,850.72 in proceeds from the conspiracy.

Both cases form part of a nationwide healthcare fraud enforcement campaign launched on 23 June 2026. That operation has so far resulted in charges against 455 defendants, with alleged false claims and patient harm exceeding $6.5 billion in total.

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