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🌱 Fort Walton Beach clinic tied to massive $26 million TRICARE fraud case
Fort Walton Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Fort Walton Beach! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Fort Walton Beach clinic tied to massive $26 million TRICARE fraud case
Also on today's calendar: City of Fort Walton Beach City Council Special Meeting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
- Wednesday: Humid; a stray morning shower, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Texas Clinic Owner Convicted in $26M Scheme to Defraud Military Health Care Program (lawenforcementtoday.com) — A mental health clinic owner has been convicted in a $26 million TRICARE fraud scheme that included a clinic in Fort Walton Beach, potentially affecting local military families who used those services. Prosecutors say he billed for unnecessary or unprovided treatments, paid illegal kickbacks, and laundered millions into luxury purchases. Sentencing will be set later by a federal judge. 
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City of Fort Walton Beach City Council Special Meeting →
Fort Walton Beach City Council Chambers, 107 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach
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Pizza Scramble at Hurlburt Field Gator Lakes Golf Course - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC* →
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Holiday Inn Resort Fort Walton Beach by IHG, 1299 Miracle Strip Parkway Southeast, Fort Walton Beach
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Beachworx, 105 Lewis St, Fort Walton Beach
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Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach
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HH Arts Gallery Night October 3rd →
HHArts, 100 Beal Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach
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Walk A Mile in Her Shoes® →
Ferry Park, 240 Hughes St NE, Fort Walton Beach
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80th Celebration of Serving Christ →
Fort Walton Beach First United Methodist Church, 103 First Street SE, Fort Walton Beach
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Trivia Night in Downtown Fort Walton Beach →
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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