18 ex-NBAers Charged in Health Insurance Fraud.

[Go2Guy]

Did they ever stop to think they could get busted for submitting $48 K in claims for root canals? Or reimbursements ranging from $65K - $420K ?#@? It was the NBA's Health Plan too.

Notable names: Terrence Williams , Tony Allen (and his wife) and Sebastian Telfair .

"...In one instance, she said, an ex-player was playing basketball in Taiwan when he was supposedly getting $48,000 worth of root canals and crowns on eight teeth at a Beverly Hills, California, dental office in December 2018.

The indictment said the scheme was carried out from at least 2017 to 2020, when the plan — funded primarily by NBA teams — received false claims totaling about $3.9 million. Of that, the defendants received about $2.5 million in fraudulent proceeds..."

Former Rockets player accused of leading $4M healthcare scheme

'The defendants' playbook involved fraud and deception.'

www.chron.com

 

[NoCreativity]

Maybe they should have actually went to their civics or ethics classes in college instead of having a tutor do all their course work.

I wonder how many of the 18 actually got a college education, or a high school one for that matter?

 

[jsb]

Telfair was someone who was recruited here. Maybe under Wayne?

 

[ScottyP]

These players made millions of dollars playing in the NBA and still need this scheme for money.

 

[Aduhbolu15]

These players mad millions of dollars playing in the NBA and still need this scheme for money.

Greed and stupidity.

 

[isutrevman]

Did they ever stop to think they could get busted for submitting $48 K in claims for root canals? Or reimbursements ranging from $65K - $420K ?#@? It was the NBA's Health Plan too.

Notable names: Terrence Williams , Tony Allen (and his wife) and Sebastian Telfair .

"...In one instance, she said, an ex-player was playing basketball in Taiwan when he was supposedly getting $48,000 worth of root canals and crowns on eight teeth at a Beverly Hills, California, dental office in December 2018.

The indictment said the scheme was carried out from at least 2017 to 2020, when the plan — funded primarily by NBA teams — received false claims totaling about $3.9 million. Of that, the defendants received about $2.5 million in fraudulent proceeds..."

Former Rockets player accused of leading $4M healthcare scheme

'The defendants' playbook involved fraud and deception.'

www.chron.com

$4 million? That's it?

 

[CascadeClone]

Greed and stupidity.

Don't forget entitlement!

 

[ClonesFTW]

These players made millions of dollars playing in the NBA and still need this scheme for money.

"Money only makes you more of what you already are" - Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.

 

[CYdTracked]

$4 million? That's it?

For guys that made millions playing a sport it doesn't matter if it was $1 or $4 million they shouldn't need to be scamming insurance if they managed their earning properly and were ethical human beings. May seem like small amounts but some of those claims are more than many here make in a year.

 

[clonefreek]

Telfair was someone who was recruited here. Maybe under Wayne?

He was one of the most highly recruited high school players of all time

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

There is so much insurance fraud throughout the country. It's not just limited to this group.