November 21, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday allowed former NBA center Melvin Ely to avoid prison for taking $36,000 of illegal payouts in pro basketball's $5 million health billing fraud ring, crediting his decision to cooperate in the sprawling criminal case.
October 10, 2024
A former NBA player who pled guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud the league's healthcare plan and became a government witness has asked a Manhattan federal judge to be sentenced "as leniently as possible" and to only be assessed a $100 fine.
September 25, 2024
A New York federal judge Wednesday gave a former Philadelphia 76ers guard, who admitted to being part of a scheme to defraud the NBA's benefits plan, permission to travel to Uruguay so he can play professionally there.
August 28, 2024
Former Boston Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis won approval from a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday to push back his prison surrender date on healthcare fraud charges so he can wrap up production of a documentary film.
August 27, 2024
Former Boston Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis asked a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday to delay the start of his 40-month prison sentence for his role in a scheme to submit fraudulent invoices to an NBA healthcare plan in order to finish filming a documentary about his life.
July 31, 2024
Federal prosecutors are urging a New York district judge to reject a request for a retrial from a Seattle doctor found guilty for his role in a vast NBA fraudulent healthcare scheme, arguing that it properly admitted its evidence at trial, and it was more than enough to support the guilty verdict.
June 28, 2024
A Manhattan federal jury on Friday found a Seattle doctor guilty of healthcare fraud and other charges related to a scheme to submit bogus claims for payment to an NBA healthcare plan, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
June 24, 2024
Prosecutors told a Manhattan federal jury that a Seattle medical professional sent a series of text messages detailing a plan to submit fraudulent claims to an NBA healthcare plan to obtain payouts, kicking off a second trial over the alleged scheme.
June 20, 2024
Counsel for a former NBA journeyman who pled guilty after being accused of spearheading a scheme to defraud a league healthcare plan said his client will probably invoke the Fifth Amendment if called to testify at a co-defendant's upcoming trial.
June 17, 2024
A former NBA player who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly spearheading a scheme to defraud the league's healthcare plan is likely to be called to testify at the upcoming trial of a co-defendant, a Manhattan federal judge said Monday.