New River Couple Sentenced for $12 Million AHCCCS Fraud
Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry received federal prison sentences Monday in Phoenix for defrauding Arizona’s Medicaid program of more than $12 million. The convictions remove $12 million in improper claims from AHCCCS and signal heightened federal scrutiny of individual Medicaid providers in Arizona.
screenrant.comPHOENIX — Thvoughn Lynden Curry, 34, and Alexis Daneen Curry, 34, both of New River, Arizona, were sentenced Monday by Senior U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow for their roles in a scheme that obtained more than $12 million in fraudulent payments from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid agency, serves approximately 2.2 million low-income residents with acute care, long-term services, and behavioral health coverage. The Currys’ scheme involved false claims submitted through their operations that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona said totaled over $12 million in improper billings.
The sentences conclude the criminal case against the couple. Prior to sentencing the pair operated without the federal convictions that now bar them from participating in any federal health care programs. The judgments take immediate effect following Monday’s hearing.
The convictions trigger mandatory exclusion of both individuals from Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal health programs, a prohibition that typically lasts a minimum of five years and often longer for fraud convictions of this scale. Arizona officials must now review any remaining contracts or payments linked to entities associated with the Currys.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General will add the pair to its exclusion list, notifying all state Medicaid agencies and prompting them to terminate any affiliated provider agreements. Recovery efforts to recoup portions of the $12 million will continue through civil or administrative actions.
This is the latest enforcement action by the Justice Department targeting fraud against AHCCCS. The department has pursued multiple cases in Arizona involving individual providers and small entities submitting false Medicaid claims, part of a sustained federal effort to protect program integrity in the state’s largest public health coverage system.
Primary sources: U.S. Department of Justice
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