Eighteen former NBA players were charged in an alleged scheme to defraud a league healthcare fund out of nearly $4 million
Eighteen former National Basketball Association players were charged in an alleged scheme to defraud a league healthcare fund out of nearly $4 million, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court in New York.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan accused the former players, including guard Sebastian Telfair, small forward Tony Allen and power forward Ronald Glen Davis, of submitting false claims for reimbursement of medical and dental expenses for services they didn’t receive or pay for. They were charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and other crimes.
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