USA v. WILLIAMS
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1:21-cr-00603
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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.
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November 14, 2023
NBA Health Fraud Case Goes To Jury As Ex-Pros Deny Intent
A Manhattan federal jury on Tuesday began deliberating on charges that two former NBA players took part in a scheme to defraud the league's health care plan, after their attorneys hammered home their argument that the defendants lacked the intent to knowingly submit what the government says were fake invoices.