USA v. WILLIAMS
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1:21-cr-00603
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Firms
- 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 & Wohl
- 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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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.
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October 12, 2022
Ex-Bulls Player Avoids Prison In 1st NBA Fraud Sentencing
A New York federal judge sentenced former Chicago Bulls forward Eddie Robinson to time served Wednesday for submitting fake claims to the NBA's health plan, setting the stage for further lenient judgments in the $5 million fraud crackdown.
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September 29, 2022
Ex-Bulls Player, Feds Seek No Prison For Health Care Fraud
Former NBA player Eddie Robinson, the first defendant to plead guilty in a scheme to defraud the NBA's health care plan, appears likely to avoid prison time, according to sentencing recommendations from both sides submitted to a Manhattan federal court judge.
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September 26, 2022
NBA Health Fraud Prosecutors Misled Grand Jury, Court Told
Attorneys for three former NBA players charged in a sweeping set of indictments alleging they submitted false invoices to defraud the league's health plan claim federal prosecutors in New York misunderstood the plan's structure and misled the grand jury.
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September 22, 2022
'Kobe Stopper' Latest To Take Plea In NBA Health Fraud Case
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.
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September 07, 2022
Ex-Coach Latest To Plead Guilty In NBA Health Fraud Case
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.