USA v. WILLIAMS
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1:21-cr-00603
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- A&O Shearman
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Bird Marella
- Garland Samuel & Loeb
- Hamilton Clarke LLP
- Harfenist Kraut
- Henderson Parks LLC
- Jeffer Mangels
- Katten Muchin
- Kudman Trachten
- Lankler Siffert
- Milbank LLP
- Morvillo Abramowitz
- Myers & Galiardo
- Proskauer Rose
- Rothman, Schneider, Soloway & Stern LLP
- Sapone & Petrillo
- Sher Tremonte
- Spodek Law Group
- Whalen Law Office
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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.
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January 19, 2024
Off The Bench: Dolan Sued, Bally-Amazon Deal, NIL Hearing
In this week's Off The Bench, a massage therapist sues the New York Knicks' owner and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault, Amazon inks a streaming deal with Bally Sports' bankrupt parent, and lawmakers debate a sweeping overhaul of college athlete payment rules.
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January 17, 2024
Ex-NBA Player's Bid For Health Fraud Trial Do-Over Rejected
A New York federal judge denied a former NBA player's motion for acquittal or a new trial in the federal government's health fraud conspiracy case alleging players submitted fake invoices to the league's health plan with the help of medical professionals involved with the scheme.
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January 12, 2024
Feds Seek Prison Time For Ex-NBA Player In Health Fraud Suit
Federal prosecutors asked a New York federal judge Friday to sentence a former NBA player to more than a year in prison for admitting he helped defraud a league healthcare plan out of $358,000, arguing that the crime is "indisputably serious" and he risked harming plan participants.
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January 02, 2024
Ga. Chiropractor Pleads Guilty In NBA Health Fraud Scheme
An Atlanta chiropractor pled guilty Tuesday to a charge of conspiracy to commit healthcare and wire fraud after prosecutors accused him of submitting fake invoices to the NBA health plan as part of a scheme involving former Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis.
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December 21, 2023
A Look Back At 2023's Biggest Healthcare Litigation Decisions
Plenty of healthcare and life science litigation dominated headlines in 2023 — including a couple of opioid decisions that might change how settlements are doled out and how prosecutors charge doctors involved in pill mill schemes.
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December 20, 2023
LA Dentist Gets 3 Years For Aiding NBA Health Fraud
A Los Angeles dentist was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to generating fake medical invoices for a group of former NBA players to be submitted to the league's healthcare plan.
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November 20, 2023
Ex-Clipper Darius Miles Avoids Jail In NBA Health Scam Case
A Manhattan federal judge on Monday allowed former Los Angeles Clippers forward Darius Miles to avoid prison for his relatively minor role in a sprawling conspiracy that sought to siphon $5 million out of the NBA's health benefit program.
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November 15, 2023
Ex-NBA Players Guilty On Most Counts In Health Fraud Case
A Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday found a former Boston Celtics player guilty of taking part in a scheme to defraud the NBA's health care plan using fake invoices, while convicting a second ex-basketball pro of one out of two charges.