A federal jury in Fort Worth has returned guilty verdicts against Kevin D. Curry, a 64-year-old professional counselor from Frisco, on nine federal charges. The convictions stem from a scheme involving healthcare fraud, kickbacks, and money laundering that targeted TRICARE, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Curry was found guilty of three counts of healthcare fraud, three counts for offering or paying illegal kickbacks, and three counts for financial transactions involving proceeds from criminal activity. Each charge carries a maximum potential sentence of 10 years in federal prison. A federal judge will determine the final sentence at a later date after reviewing the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.
Court documents indicate that Curry operated three clinics: Acuity TMS of Plano LLC and Acuity TMS of Fort Worth LLC in Texas, and Emerald Coast TMS of Fort Walton Beach LLC in Florida. Prosecutors stated that Curry orchestrated a plan involving transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy that was either medically unnecessary or never actually provided.
The clinics allegedly paid more than $5.5 million in kickbacks to active-duty service members, veterans, and their families to secure TMS treatments for which they did not qualify.
The Justice Department alleged that Curry falsely claimed to be a medical doctor and used the credentials of other physicians without their permission to submit claims. Employees were directed to create false medical records to support these submissions. The clinics filed over $26 million in fraudulent and kickback-tainted claims, resulting in approximately $17 million in payments from TRICARE.
