A Texas-licensed professional counsellor and clinic owner has been convicted for his role in a $26M scheme to defraud TRICARE, with prosecutors saying some of the proceeds paid for hotel stays, a casino-themed party, and a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck.
Kevin D. Curry, 64, of Frisco, Texas, was found guilty by a federal jury in Fort Worth on Thursday, 24 September, of nine counts tied to health care fraud, illegal kickbacks, and engaging in monetary transactions in criminal-derived property, according to the US Department of Justice.
A $26M Trail of False Claims
Curry owned and operated Acuity TMS clinics in Plano and Fort Worth, Texas, and Emerald Coast TMS in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Prosecutors said the clinics billed TRICARE for transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS, treatments that were medically unnecessary or, in many cases, never provided.
According to evidence presented at trial, Curry offered and paid more than $5.5M in illegal kickbacks to persuade active-duty servicemembers, veterans, and their relatives to consent to TMS treatment they did not qualify for and, in many cases, did not receive. The clinics submitted more than $26M in false, fraudulent, and kickback-tainted claims. TRICARE paid approximately $17M, prosecutors said.
Doctors' Credentials and Fabricated Records
The Justice Department said Curry falsely presented himself as a medical doctor and used doctors' credentials without their knowledge or consent to bill TRICARE. Prosecutors also said he directed employees to fabricate medical records to support claims submitted to the military health programme.
US Attorney Ryan Raybould said Curry 'shamelessly preyed on the trust of servicemembers, veterans, and their families,' adding that he 'fabricated medical records, stole doctors' identities, and clogged the system with fraudulent claims, all while lining his pockets with kickback-tainted money.'
'This conviction sends an unmistakable message that those who manipulate our military community and defraud federal healthcare programs will face the full force of federal prosecution,' Raybould added. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said on X that Curry spent 'stolen taxpayer dollars' on personal luxuries in an eight-post thread about the conviction.
Coast to coast, @TheJusticeDept spent the last seven days combating fraud schemes that targeted taxpayers, seniors, service members, small businesses, and federal programs.
— Colin M. McDonald (@AAGMcDonald) September 26, 2026
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The Gold-Plated Cybertruck
The Justice Department said Curry spent proceeds from the scheme on hotel stays, a lavish casino-themed party, and a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck worth more than $100,000. The 2024 vehicle was among approximately $200,000 in assets seized in the case, including $136,022 in cash.
The vehicle's description also stands out because genuine gold-plated Cybertrucks do exist. Separately, another 2024 Tesla Cybertruck, not Curry's vehicle, was plated with 24-karat gold and sold through Cars & Bids for $102,000 in December 2024 at a charity auction.
Sentencing Still to Come
The jury convicted Curry on three counts of health care fraud, three counts of offering and paying illegal health care kickbacks, and three counts of engaging in monetary transactions involving criminally derived property. He is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, although his eventual sentence will be determined by a federal judge after considering the US Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The investigation was conducted by the Defence Criminal Investigative Service, the FBI, the Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General.
