Posted on 12/12/2019 10:16:07 AM PST by C19fan
Former Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and other retired NFL players have been charged by a federal grand jury with defrauding the NFL's retiree health care benefits plan for more than $3 million, according to two indictments unsealed Thursday.
"Ten former NFL players allegedly committed a brazen, multi-million dollar fraud on a health care plan meant to help their former teammates and other retired players pay legitimate, out-of-pocket medical expenses," Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said in a statement.
The former NFL players allegedly submitted phony health care claims seeking to be reimbursed for expensive medical equipment that was never purchased, typically about $40,000 to $50,000 per claim, court records show.
The equipment included hyperbaric oxygen chambers, ultrasound machines designed for a doctor's office to conduct women's health exams, and electromagnetic therapy devices for horses, prosecutors said.
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There is a common factor here.
The link is to CNN. To save everyone from clicking on their website, here is the list of names:
he defendants include:
Portis, the former Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos running back;
McCune, a former linebacker with the Redskins;
John Eubanks, a former cornerback with the Redskins;
Tamarick Vanover, a former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver;
Ceandris “C.C.” Brown, a former Houston Texans safety;
James Butler, a former New York Giants and St. Louis Rams safety;
Fredrick Bennett, a former Houston Texans defensive back;
Etric Pruitt, a former defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks;
Carlos Rogers, a former Redskins and San Francisco 49ers cornerback;
Buckhalter, a former Philadelphia Eagles running back.
Do I need to look?
clinton used to be on my fantasy football league... i hope i wont be implicated...
oh why didn’t i keep my doctor
Think they will go to jail?
Redskins
They didn’t earn enough money in the NFL?
I found out many years ago that some people would rather make a dishonest dime than an honest dollar. -Tom
Doesn’t matter how much they make. Within 5 years or less they’re all broke.
Same with anything, welfare, reparations, whatever..within 1to five years they are broke and begging for more.
Drunken sailors have more financial responsibility.
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