United States of America v. Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit health Care Fraud.

Reported by: Kent Morlan

Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry defrauded AHCCCS through “1 Family Clinic, LLC,” their purported outpatient behavioral health clinic in Mesa, Arizona. They first defrauded AHCCCS by submitting a fraudulent application to enroll as an AHCCCS provider, falsely claiming that Alexis Curry was the sole owner and manager. In the application, the Currys did not disclose Thvoughn Curry’s role in the business, even though they were required to do so because he was an owner and managing employee. At the time, Thvoughn Curry had an active, outstanding warrant for state felony fraud charges.

Once approved by AHCCCS based on the fraudulent application, the Currys engaged in fraudulent billing practices. Between approximately Feb. 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023, the Currys routinely billed AHCCCS in a uniform, nearly identical pattern for services that were not actually provided. The Currys targeted AHCCCS’s American Indian Health Plan for fraudulent billing. Throughout the course of the scheme, 1 Family billed an average of more than 12 hours of service per member per day. The clinic, however, was open for far fewer hours than that, and even when the clinic was open, 1 Family failed to provide the licensed substance abuse therapy they billed to AHCCCS.

Alexis Daneen Curry committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of SEVENTY (70) MONTHS, which consists of SEVENTY (70) MONTHS on Count 1, 6, 8, 10, 16, 17, 20, and 22 through 26, all such terms to run concurrently. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS, which consists of THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS on Count 1, 6, 8, 10, 16, 17, 20, and 22 through 26, all such terms to run concurrently. Special Assessment: $100.00. Restitution: $12,360,053.46