Gold Tesla Linked to Frisco Counselor's TRICARE Fraud Conviction

Gold Tesla Linked to Frisco Counselor's TRICARE Fraud ConvictionA gold Tesla Cybertruck is one of the most striking purchases tied to a Frisco counselor's fraud conviction involving health benefits for military families.Kevin D. Curry, 64, was found guilty September 24 by a federal jury in Fort Worth. Prosecutors said money from the scheme helped pay for the truck, hotel stays and a party with a casino theme. The numbers behind the spending: Curry's businesses submitted nearly $26.9 million in improper TRICARE claims, and the program paid approximately $17.1 million, according to the federal indictment.Curry operated mental health clinics in Plano, Fort Worth and Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The case centered on billing for transcranial magnetic stimulation, known as TMS.Prosecutors said patients were signed up for treatment they did not qualify for, while some billed services never happened. More than $5.5 million in kickbacks helped persuade service members, veterans and relatives to participate, according to the Justice Department.Authorities also said Curry posed as a physician and submitted claims using doctors' credentials without their permission. Employees were instructed to create false medical records to support the billing. The indictment places the scheme between approximately September 2022 and December 2025. It also describes spending on expensive furniture and purchases from luxury department stores. Federal officials previously announced that they had seized the 2024 Cybertruck and $136,022 in cash in connection with the case. Jurors convicted Curry on nine counts covering health care fraud, illegal kickbacks and transactions involving criminal proceeds.
Each count carries a maximum prison term of 10 years. His actual sentence will be decided by a federal judge; DOJ's September 25 announcement did not give a sentencing date.