US Military healthcare fraud scheme paid for gold
A Texas counsellor has been convicted of a $26 million healthcare fraud scheme involving the US military's Tricare program. Kevin Curry billed for unnecessary treatments and used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a gold-plated Tesla.
Why it matters
This case highlights significant vulnerabilities in military healthcare billing systems and the misuse of public funds intended for veteran care.
A Texas counsellor who fraudulently billed a United States military healthcare programme more than US$26 million ($46m) and bought a gold-plated Tesla has been convicted by a federal jury.
Kevin Curry, 64, of Frisco, Texas, was found guilty in federal court at Fort Worth on three counts of healthcare fraud, three counts of paying illegal healthcare kickbacks and three counts of engaging in monetary transactions involving criminally derived property, according to the US Department of Justice.
Prosecutors alleged that Curry targeted active-duty military personnel, veterans and their families through clinics he operated in Texas and Florida.
Curry billed the US military for millions of dollars involving a treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS uses magnetic pulses to stimulate areas of the brain and is commonly used to treat conditions including depression.
According to prosecutors, the treatment was often medically unnecessary and, in some cases, never provided.
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