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#NBA fraud probe could lead to charges against new defendants

#NBA fraud probe could lead to charges against new defendants

More charges against new defendants could be coming in the alleged $4 million health care fraud scheme carried out by more than a dozen former NBA players, prosecutors hinted Tuesday.

At a court hearing, Manhattan Assistant US Attorney Kristy Greenberg said the feds’ investigation into the rip-off, allegedly orchestrated by ex-New Jersey Nets guard Terrence Williams, is ongoing.

“Does the government anticipate there will be a [new] indictment that does or doesn’t include additional defendants? Possibly?” Manhattan federal Judge Valerie Caproni asked Greenberg.

“It is possible, Your Honor,” Greenberg responded at the conference for defendants Alan Anderson and Shannon Brown, who were among the 18 former athletes indicted earlier this month.

The suspects, including Coney Island-raised Sebastian Telfair, allegedly defrauded $4 million from the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, which provides current and former NBA players with health coverage.

Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair departs Federal Court after 18 former NBA players were charged with defrauding the league's health plan, in New York City on Oct. 7, 2021.
Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair departs federal court after 18 former NBA players were charged with defrauding the league’s health plan, in New York City on Oct. 7, 2021.
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The players — who earned a combined $360 million during their time playing for the league — submitted “false and fraudulent claims for reimbursement of expenses for medical and dental services that were not actually rendered,” as part of the scheme, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors have raked in evidence in the case, including emails, social media posts and geo-location evidence, from the nearly 20 current defendants, Greenberg said Tuesday.

Investigators also seized electronic devices from Williams when they executed a search warrant at his house the day they arrested him earlier this month, Greenberg added.

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