USA v. WILLIAMS
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1:21-cr-00603
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January 17, 2023
Ex-NBA Guard's Health Plan 'Deceit' Merits Prison, Feds Say
Prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge that a former NBA guard who participated in a widespread scheme to defraud the league's health care plan through fake medical invoices should be sentenced to prison time.
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January 13, 2023
Jailed Ex-NBA Player Disavows Tie To Antigovernment Group
Former NBA player Alan Anderson on Friday renounced ties to a group whose adherents deny being subject to federal law, as he awaits sentencing from jail for filing a false $121,000 invoice in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's crackdown on health benefits fraud.
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January 04, 2023
Jailed NBA Journeyman Awaits Transfer From Nev. To NY
An ex-NBA player ensnared in a scheme to defraud the league's health care plan, who claims to be a sovereign citizen, is awaiting transfer to face charges in the Empire State after being arrested in Nevada on a warrant issued by the Southern District of New York.
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December 13, 2022
Ex-NBA Players Can't Ditch Health Plan Fraud Charges
A New York federal judge rejected a dismissal bid by a group of largely ex-National Basketball Association players accused of defrauding the league's health benefits plan, finding their argument that they didn't steal funds they considered their own property "wholly" unsupported by law.
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December 06, 2022
Former Grizzlies Guard Avoids Jail In NBA Health Plan Case
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday allowed former Memphis Grizzlies guard Anthony Wroten to avoid prison for filing a bogus $100,000 claim with the NBA Players' Health and Welfare Benefit Plan but directed the 29-year-old to take a financial literacy class.
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December 02, 2022
US Court Can't Judge Me, Ex-NBA Player In Fraud Case Says
A former NBA player who had pled guilty in the health care plan fraud case has claimed sovereign citizenship that prevents U.S. federal courts from prosecuting him — a claim that was challenged by the district court judge, who threatened to revoke bail and jail him if he did not appear in court as scheduled.
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November 21, 2022
Feds Want Prison For Ex-NBA Guard In Health Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors have asked for 10 to 16 months of jail time for one of the former NBA players involved in a scheme to defraud the league's health care plan, a day after the player's lawyer asked for no jail time.
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November 02, 2022
Ex-NBA Player Gets Time Served In Benefits Fraud Scheme
A New York federal judge sentenced a former National Basketball Association player to time served Wednesday after he pled guilty to fraud in a $4 million scheme to steal from the league's health benefits plan, a case that roped more than a dozen former players into legal hot water.
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October 24, 2022
Feds Say Ex-NBA Players Must Face Trial In Fraud Case
Manhattan federal prosecutors argued Friday that a group of former NBA players should have to face trial for allegedly defrauding the league's health care plan, saying factual disputes in the sprawling case should go to a jury.
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October 14, 2022
Feds Want Prison For NBA Journeyman In Health Care Fraud
Manhattan federal prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for a former NBA journeyman and University of Memphis star accused of participating in a sweeping scheme to defraud the league's health care plan.