A New River couple has been convicted in a multimillion-dollar fraud that federal prosecutors say bled more than $12 million from Arizona’s Medicaid system and helped bankroll houses and luxury cars, including a Lamborghini.
Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry were found guilty last week of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, multiple counts of health care fraud, and several counts of transactional money laundering. Prosecutors say the scam ran through an outpatient behavioral health practice in Mesa that billed the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) for services investigators say never happened. Sentencing is set for May 4, 2026, and the couple faces potential prison time, fines, and restitution.
Federal prosecutors lay out the case
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, the Currys enrolled their business, “1 Family Clinic, LLC,” as an AHCCCS provider by listing only Alexis Curry as the owner and leaving out that Thvoughn Curry was also an owner and managing employee. At the time, prosecutors say, he had an outstanding warrant for felony fraud.
During a four day bench trial before Senior U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow, federal prosecutors presented evidence that the clinic billed AHCCCS in a nearly identical pattern for services that were not provided between Feb. 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023. Those claims pulled in more than $12 million in AHCCCS payments to the clinic, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Billing red flags at the Mesa clinic
Investigators say the billing numbers did not just raise eyebrows, they broke basic math. The clinic reported averages of more than 12 hours of services per member per day, even though it was only open eight hours on weekdays and five hours on Saturdays.
As reported by 12News, the submissions followed an almost uniform pattern that suggested services were fabricated or heavily inflated. AHCCCS payment records and investigators then traced the money trail to accounts connected to the Currys, officials said.
Luxury buys traced to fraud proceeds
Evidence at trial showed the couple spent much of the money on personal expenses that had nothing to do with patient care, including real estate and high end vehicles. Prosecutors say records documented the purchase of a 2019 Lamborghini Urus valued at more than $300,000.
The U.S. Attorney's Office credited IRS Criminal Investigation, the AHCCCS Office of Inspector General, and the Mesa Police Department with helping build the case.
Sentencing and penalties
Both defendants face statutory maximum penalties of up to 10 years in prison for each count, along with fines and restitution to AHCCCS, according to prosecutors and court documents. Sentencing is scheduled for May 4, 2026, in federal court in Phoenix before Senior U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow.
