USA v. WILLIAMS
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April 16, 2024
Ex-NBA Guard Gets 18 Months In Healthcare Scheme
A former Detroit Pistons point guard was sentenced to 18 months in prison Tuesday after being convicted of one of two counts over an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's healthcare plan, with a Manhattan federal judge saying his proceeds were "not chump change" and faulting his behavior on pretrial release.
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April 09, 2024
Sanofi Sees End To 4,000 Suits Over Zantac
The consequences of the demise of Roe rippled through state courts, big employers say they didn't get the generic-drug bargain they signed up for, and pharmaceutical giant Sanofi moved closer to resolving thousands of claims centering on the heartburn drug Zantac. Here, Law360 looks at the major healthcare litigation from the past week.
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April 05, 2024
Judge Won't Recuse Herself From Doctor's NBA Fraud Trial
A Manhattan federal judge has refused to step away from the case of a Seattle doctor accused of participating in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association's health plan, saying there was "no basis" for his bid to oust her after he took issue with the trial schedule and what he described as systemic barriers.
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April 03, 2024
Ex-NBA Guard's Health Fraud Perjury Merits Prison, Feds Say
Manhattan federal prosecutors said a former Detroit Pistons point guard who was convicted on one of two counts over an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's healthcare plan should be sentenced to 27 to 33 months in prison, claiming he lied during his testimony.
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March 28, 2024
Doctor Allowed To Withdraw NBA Fraud Plea, Gets June Trial
A Manhattan federal judge will allow a Seattle-area doctor to pull back his guilty plea and go to trial in June, against prosecutors' objections, in a case alleging he assisted a cohort of retired NBA players to create fake invoices to submit to the league's healthcare plan.
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March 19, 2024
NBA Fraudster Dodges Prison After Cooperation, Testimony
A former NBA shooting guard avoided prison Tuesday for participating in a $5 million retiree healthcare fraud scheme after Manhattan federal prosecutors lauded his assistance and testimony at a trial this past fall.
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March 18, 2024
Doctor Can't Yank NBA Fraud Plea, Feds Insist
Prosecutors have told a Manhattan federal judge that a doctor accused of assisting a group of NBA players in creating false documents to defraud the league's healthcare plan shouldn't be allowed to yank his guilty plea, arguing evidence shows his guilt and that too much time has passed.
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February 08, 2024
Doctor In NBA Fraud Case Can Ditch Atty Over Plea Squabble
A Seattle physician accused of taking part in a healthcare fraud scheme orchestrated by former NBA players may drop his court-appointed attorney and represent himself in the New York criminal trial, a federal judge in Manhattan ordered, approving the move after the doctor claimed the lawyer refused to withdraw his guilty plea.
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January 31, 2024
Doctor In NBA Fraud Case Moves To Ditch Atty, Yank Plea
A Seattle-based physician accused of generating false invoices for a group of NBA players to submit to the league's healthcare plan has asked a Manhattan federal judge to let him drop his attorney, citing a difference of opinion over his trying to back out of his plea agreement.
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January 26, 2024
Former Hoops Star Avoids Prison For Healthcare Plan Fraud
Former high school basketball star and NBA journeyman guard Sebastian Telfair was spared prison time by a Manhattan federal judge Friday for his role in a scheme to submit fraudulent invoices to bilk money from the league's healthcare plan.