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NBA News / Larry Brown Sports / August 12
Ex-NBA player Sebastian Telfair hoping for pardon from Donald Trump

Ex-NBA player Sebastian Telfair hoping for pardon from Donald Trump

Sebastian Telfair is preparing to serve six months in prison but is hoping for some help from President Donald Trump. Telfair was among the former NBA players who were charged in 2021 with defrauding the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of approximately $358,000 in fake medical and dental claims.

NBA News / Yardbarker / October 7, 2021
18 former players arrested in alleged $4M health care scam

18 former NBA players arrested, charged in alleged $4 million health care scam

The players involved in the scam, and some of their relatives, submitted around $3.9 million in fraudulent claims and received $2.5 million in fraudulent payments.

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