September 22, 2022
A former Portland Trail Blazers forward nicknamed "the Kobe Stopper" for his purportedly strong defense on the late Los Angeles Lakers star is the latest ex-NBA player to admit his role in a sweeping scheme to defraud the league's health care plan.
September 07, 2022
A former NBA journeyman player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz is the latest defendant to accept a plea deal in a sweeping case over an alleged scheme to defraud the league's health care plan.
August 31, 2022
Manhattan federal prosecutors brought additional conspiracy charges against remaining defendants in the $5 million NBA health plan fraud case on Wednesday, less than a week after the scheme's alleged ringleader copped a guilty plea.
August 26, 2022
Former NBA player Terrence Williams on Friday admitted his role in a $4 million scheme with other former pro basketball players to defraud the league's health care benefits plan by submitting claims for non-existent medical and dental treatments.
August 12, 2022
A former NBA player charged with masterminding a nearly $4 million health care fraud scheme is planning to enter a guilty plea later this month, according to a Thursday filing in Manhattan federal court.
August 09, 2022
A former NBA player ensnared in a scheme to defraud the league's health care plan is expected to enter a guilty plea, becoming the fifth ex-player of 19 indicted to strike a deal with Manhattan prosecutors.
August 08, 2022
Manhattan federal prosecutors said a former NBA player is "wrong" in his claim that money he and others obtained through an alleged $4 million health care fraud scheme already belonged to them.
August 02, 2022
A former Philadelphia 76ers guard admitted Tuesday to submitting a fake dental claim to the National Basketball Association's benefits plan, becoming the fourth league veteran to plead out of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's $4 million fraud crackdown.
July 25, 2022
One of 19 former NBA players accused of defrauding the league's health plan has told a Manhattan federal judge he plans to challenge the government's central legal theory, even as others charged in the case begin taking plea deals.
June 27, 2022
A Los Angeles-based chiropractor has pled guilty to his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the NBA's health benefits plan, admitting he created fake invoices for players to be reimbursed for services they never received.