*Two former NBA players have been sentenced to prison after defrauding the league out of millions in a health and welfare benefit plan scheme.
According to prosecutors, Keyon Dooling and Alan Anderson were among 19 former players who made nearly $4 million in false claims for services that were never performed, USA Today reports.
Dooling was arrested last year after being accused of receiving $363,000 in fraudulent claims through the National Basketball Association Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan. He reportedly helped other players file similar false claims.
Anderson was arrested in 2021 after allegedly receiving $121,000 related to fake claims and helping NBA players file fraudulent claims worth $700,000.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York announced Friday that Dooling was sentenced to 30 months in prison. On Feb, 10, Anderson, an eight-year NBA veteran, was sentenced to 24 months in prison.
“These former players recruited others to take part in this widespread fraud scheme and went to great lengths to keep the scheme running smoothly, facilitating hundreds of thousands of dollars of fraudulent claims,” U.S. attorney Damian Williams said in the release.
The statement also read: “DOOLING participated in the scheme from at least in or about 2017 through in or about 2019. DOOLING traded on his reputation among current and former NBA players to refer other former NBA players to co-defendant KHAZIRAN and WAHAB. DOOLING also recruited and attempted to recruit additional Plan-participants and medical professionals into the fraud scheme. DOOLING himself submitted fraudulent invoices to the Plan, relating to services purportedly performed by co-defendants KHAZIRAN and WAHAB. DOOLING received approximately $363,000 in fraudulent reimbursements, and he is responsible for facilitating the fraudulent claims filed by other defendants, who received approximately $194,295 in fraudulent proceeds from the plan.”
Dooling played 13 seasons with seven different NBA teams. He was an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz at the time of his arrest.
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