得克萨斯州一家心理健康诊所的老板被联邦陪审团定罪。检方称，他策划了一起价值2600万美元的诈骗案，骗取军队医疗保健项目的资金，并将部分所得用于奢侈消费，其中包括一辆价值超过10万美元的镀金特斯拉Cybertruck。
A Texas mental health clinic owner was convicted by a federal jury after prosecutors said he orchestrated a $26 million scheme to defraud the military's health care program, using some of the proceeds to fund luxury purchases, including a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck worth more than $100,000.
据司法部称，64岁的凯文·D·卡里（Kevin D. Curry）于周四在沃斯堡联邦法院被认定犯有三项医疗保健欺诈罪、三项提供和支付非法医疗保健回扣罪，以及三项涉及犯罪所得财产的货币交易罪。
Kevin D. Curry, 64, of Frisco, was found guilty Thursday in federal court in Fort Worth 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 in criminally derived property, according to the Justice Department.
联邦检察官表示，卡里滥用了为现役军人、退休人员及其家属提供服务的TRICARE医疗保健计划，通过开具经颅磁刺激（TMS）治疗的账单进行欺诈，而这些治疗在医学上并非必要，或在许多情况下根本未提供。
Federal prosecutors said Curry exploited TRICARE, the health care program serving active-duty servicemembers, retirees and their families, by billing for transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, therapy that was medically unnecessary or, in many cases, never provided.
FBI推出“最通缉诈骗犯”名单，司法部指控俄亥俄州被告参与3000万美元儿童医疗补助诈骗案 根据庭审提交的证据，卡里在得克萨斯州的普莱诺和沃斯堡，以及佛罗里达州的福特沃尔顿比奇拥有并经营心理健康诊所。检方称，他支付了超过550万美元的非法回扣，以说服现役军人、退伍军人及其家属同意接受他们不符合资格且在许多情况下并未实际接受的TMS治疗。
FBI LAUNCHES 'MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS' LIST AS DOJ CHARGES OHIO DEFENDANTS IN $30M MEDICAID SCHEME FOR KIDS According to evidence presented at trial, Curry owned and operated mental health clinics in Plano and Fort Worth, Texas, as well as Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Prosecutors said he paid more than $5.5 million in illegal kickbacks to persuade active-duty servicemembers, veterans and their family members to consent to TMS therapy they did not qualify for and, in many instances, did not receive.
司法部称，卡里虚假自称是医学博士，在未经持牌医生知情或同意的情况下，使用他们的资质向TRICARE提交索赔，并指示员工伪造医疗记录以证明欺诈性账单的合理性。
The Justice Department said Curry falsely represented himself as a medical doctor, used licensed doctors' credentials without their knowledge or consent to submit claims to TRICARE, and directed employees to fabricate medical records to justify fraudulent billings.
欺诈专家揭露隐藏网络如何推动明尼苏达州欺诈及其他重大骗局：“犯罪企业” 当局称，卡里的诊所向TRICARE提交了超过2600万美元的虚假、欺诈性或涉及回扣的索赔，该计划最终支付了约1700万美元。
FRAUD EXPERT EXPOSES HOW HIDDEN NETWORKS DROVE MINNESOTA FRAUD, OTHER MAJOR SCAMS: 'CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE' Authorities said Curry's clinics submitted more than $26 million in false, fraudulent or kickback-tainted claims to TRICARE, which ultimately paid approximately $17 million.
检察官表示，库里通过将资金用于豪华酒店住宿、一场奢华的赌场主题派对以及一辆价值超过10万美元的镀金特斯拉Cybertruck，洗白了部分非法所得。
Prosecutors said Curry laundered some of the proceeds by spending the money on luxury hotel stays, a lavish casino-themed party and a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck valued at more than $100,000.
联邦政府称：本应用于洛杉矶无家可归者的纳税人资金被挪用于大溪地之旅、夜总会和豪华汽车。助理司法部长科林·M·麦克唐纳在一份声明中表示：“该被告利用了一个为现役军人及其家属服务的关键医疗保健项目，挪用纳税人的钱来资助个人奢侈消费，范围涵盖酒店住宿、赌场主题派对，甚至还有一辆镀金的特斯拉Cybertruck。”
TAXPAYER FUNDS MEANT FOR LA HOMELESS ALLEGEDLY SPENT ON TAHITI TRIP, NIGHTCLUB, LUXURY CARS: FEDS "This defendant exploited a critical health care program serving active-duty servicemembers 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 said in a statement.
美国联邦检察官瑞安·雷博尔德表示，库里“无耻地利用了军人、退伍军人及其家属的信任”，指控他伪造医疗记录、盗用医生身份并提交欺诈性索赔，同时从回扣资金中牟利。
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said Curry "shamelessly preyed on the trust of servicemembers, veterans, and their families," accusing him of fabricating medical records, stealing doctors' identities and submitting fraudulent claims while profiting from kickback-tainted money.
库里定于晚些时候接受判决，他所面临的九项指控中，每一项最高可判处10年监禁。联邦地方法院法官将在考虑美国量刑指南及其他法定因素后决定其刑期。
Curry is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each of the nine counts. A federal district court judge will determine his sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.