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The Justice Department charged 10 former NFL players with\ndefrauding a health-care program for retired players of nearly $4 million.\nAmong them a group the Justice Department filed charges against are Robert\nMcCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris Brown, James Butler, Frederick\nBennett, Correll Buckhalter, Etric Pruitt, Clinton Portis and Rogers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The charges for the 10 players vary by individual but\ninclude conspiracy to commit health-care wire fraud, wire fraud and health-care\nfraud. Portis was charged with all three and could face up to 50 years max in\nfederal prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The players allegedly submitted false claims to the Gene\nUpshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan for reimbursement for\nmedical equipment costing between $40,000 and $50,000. According to the\nindictments, the players fabricated documents, including invoices and\nprescriptions, to execute the plan, reported The Washington Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In total, the accused players filed $3.9 million in false\nclaims between June 2017 and December 2018. \n\n\n\nIf you have debt issues or are being charged\nwith a crime, contact our law office at 816-524-4949 and speak with an\nattorney or visit our website at www.Hoorfarlaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Justice Department charged 10 former NFL players with defrauding a health-care program for retired players of nearly $4 million. Among them a group the Justice Department filed charges against are Robert McCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris Brown, James … Continue reading