The Brief A Texas man is accused of stealing millions of taxpayer dollars from a military health care program. Prosecutors alleged that Kevin Curry's three clinics billed the Tricare program over $26 million in false, fraudulent, or kickback-related claims. The Justice Department stated that he spent the money on luxuries that included a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck, valued at over $100,000.



A federal jury has convicted a Texas man accused of orchestrating a $26 million plot to steal taxpayer money that was meant to pay for health care for U.S. service members and spend it on luxury items like hotel stays, a casino-themed party, and a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck, valued at over $100,000.

Big picture view:

On Friday, jurors found Kevin Curry guilty on nine charges that stemmed from allegations that the mental health clinics that he owned and operated billed the military's health care program Tricare for therapy that was not necessary or not provided and then tried to hide it, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Federal prosecutors stated that his three clinics, which were located in Fort Worth, Texas; Plano, Texas; and Fort Walton Beach, Florida, collectively billed Tricare over $26 million in false, fraudulent, or kickback-related claims and were paid around $17 million of that sum.

What they're saying:

 This defendant exploited a critical health care program serving active-duty service members and their families, diverting taxpayer dollars to bankroll personal luxuries ranging from hotel stays to a casino-themed party and even a gold‑plated Tesla Cybertruck,  Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division said.  Such conduct is an affront to the military community and the American public. 

The backstory:

The Justice Department alleged Curry spent over $5.5 million in kickbacks getting active-duty service members, veterans, and their family members to agree to transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy they did not need, and possibly did not even qualify for.

To do so, Curry posed as a medical do

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