Clinton Portis and 9 former NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program

[pwaldo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-program.html

Ten former NFL players including ex-Washington Redskins stars Clinton Portis and Carlos Rogers, have been charged with defrauding the league's health care benefit program.

Justice department prosecutors allege the players targeted the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan, which was established as part of a collective bargaining agreement in 2006.

It provides tax-free reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical care expenses that were not covered by insurance and that were incurred by former players, their spouses and dependents.

'Ten former NFL players allegedly committed a brazen, multimillion-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.

'Today's indictments underscore that, whoever you are, if you loot health care programs to line your own pockets, you will be held accountable by the Department of Justice.'

The Justice Department alleges the players submitted nearly $4 million in false claims to the plan, resulting in over $3.4 million being paid out between June 2017 and December 2018.

Other players who were allegedly involved in the scheme include Robert McCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris (C.C.) Brown, James Butler, Fredrick Bennett and Etric Pruitt.

All of the players face up to 20 years in prison, according to TMZ, which also reported that former New Orleans Saints receiver Joe Horn is being investigated as well.

Portis, Brown, Butler, and Bennett are all cahrged with a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud.

[doniceage]

So sad when you see a former star who made 43 million plus. Hope, he gets the book thrown at him.

Clinton Portis ended up earning a total of $43.1 million in salary during his career in the NFL

Don