Federal prosecutors brought charges in Manhattan against 18 former NBA players for allegedly defrauding the league's health and welfare plan between 2017 and 2020.
According to authorities, 16 of the 18 are in custody after a series of arrests around the country. They face charges of conspiracy to commit healthcare and wire fraud along with aggravated identity theft.
There were 19 total people charged in the indictment, which alleges that the defendants filed $3.9 million in false medical and dental claims and received $2.5 million in payouts. Williams, 34, allegedly filed $19,000 in claims in November 2017 for chiropractor care and received a $7,672 payout. Afterward, he recruited other players provided fake invoices from a Washington state wellness clinic along with a chiropractor and a dentist in Southern California, per the indictment.
Former Boston Celtics swingman Tony Allen, 39, and his wife were among those charged. Allen won a title with Boston in 2008 and was a six-time selection to the all-defensive team.
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