More than a dozen NBA veterans — including former Coney Island high school star and ex-Los Angeles Clipper Sebastian Telfair — have been charged with ripping off millions from the league’s health plan by submitting bogus invoices with glaring typos and discrepancies, Manhattan federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
The indictment accuses 18 former ballers of defrauding $4 million from the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, which provides additional coverage to eligible active and retired players.
The defendants, who earned a combined $360 million during their NBA careers, allegedly submitted “false and fraudulent claims for reimbursement of expenses for medical and dental services that were not actually rendered,” according to court papers.
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