A St. Paul man is facing several criminal charges after authorities claim he scammed Minnesota’s Medicaid program by submitting thousands of hours of fraudulent time sheets for care services he allegedly did not provide.
Charges against Tremayne Lemar Jackson
According to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court, Tremayne Lemar Jackson is suspected of submitting time sheets for personal care assistant and homemaker services that he did not provide between July 2020 and June 2024.
According to investigators, Jackson claimed to work for various home health care agencies while still having other full-time employment and living out of the state. According to the complaint, Jackson worked more than 6,000 hours that overlapped with his positions as a women’s basketball coach at Barclays College in Kansas and a behavioral expert for Roseville Area Schools.
Prosecutors believe Jackson received $78,266.18 in earnings out of a total of $125,388.31 in Medicaid dollars disbursed as a result of the bogus claims.
The charging documents categorize the alleged overpayments by time period, ranging from $3,131.36 to $60,297.70 per count. The largest single period of alleged fraud occurred between December 2023 and June 2024, when Jackson is accused of triggering more than $60,000 in Medicaid payments, $35,131.88 of which he received as salary.
The complaint also describes how Jackson’s time sheets showed him providing services to numerous customers at the same time, or to clients who were hospitalized, which is not permitted under Medicaid standards.
According to investigators, Jackson’s training as a personal care assistant includes instruction on how to accurately complete time sheets and comprehend the implications of fraudulent behavior.
Jackson’s response and investigation details
In a phone discussion with a lead investigator in April 2025, Jackson stated, “It was Monday through Friday, but it was like mentorship, so I would go and help out with kids who were struggling with their schooling, so it wasn’t like anything, like a full-day type thing.”
He further said, “What I was told was that as long as I was doing the things that needed to be done, it wasn’t like I had to be here at a certain time.” Jackson continued, “Personally, I haven’t done anything wrong.”
Investigators claim Jackson did not respond to other invitations to meet following that phone chat.
The alleged fraudulent activities occurred between July 2020 and June 2024, with accusations filed in eight different time periods.
It is unclear whether Jackson has filed a plea or when his next court appearance will be. The complaint does not state whether any of the agencies involved have faced separate action or how the alleged theft was discovered.
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