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10 Former NFL Players Charged With Defrauding League's Healthcare Program
One year ago | By Time
Ten former NFL players have been charged with defrauding the league's health care benefit program, the Justice Department said Thursday.
They include five former players on the Washington Redskins , including Clinton Portis and Carlos Rogers.
Prosecutors allege the players targeted the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan, which was established as part of a collective bargaining agreement in 2006. It provides tax-free reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical care expenses that were not covered by insurance and that were incurred by former players, their spouses and...
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Clinton Portis among 10 ex-NFL players charged in multi-million dollar scam
One year ago | By New York Post
Ten former NFL players - including Pro Bowler Clinton Portis - have been charged in a “brazen” nationwide scheme that defrauded a health care program for retired players.
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Clinton Portis among former NFL players charged by DOJ with defrauding NFL healthcare reimbursement plan
One year ago | By CBS Sports
The former Redskins running back is being charged by the Department of Justice for defrauding the NFL's healthcare fund
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Clinton Portis, nine other retired NFL players accused of defrauding league's health care benefit plan
One year ago | By NY Daily News
Ten former NFL players, including star running back Clinton Portis, have been charged in a “brazen” scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program. The ex-players targeted the targeted the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan and submitted nearly $4 million “in false...
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Clinton Portis among group of NFL players charged by Justice Department for fraud
One year ago | By Comcast SportsNet Baltimore
The Justice Department charged Clinton Portis and nine other former NFL players with defrauding a health care program for retired players, though Portis' attorney said the star running back "had no knowledge."
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10 former NFL players accused of defrauding health care program for retired players
One year ago | By ABC
Ten former NFL players have been charged in an alleged scheme to defraud a health care benefit program for retired players, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
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Clinton Portis Among Ex-NFL Players Charged with Defrauding Health Care Program
One year ago | By Bleacher Report
Former Denver Broncos and Washington running back Clinton Portis is reportedly one of 10 former NFL players facing charges of defrauding a health care program intended for retired players...
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Clinton Portis, nine other ex-NFL players charged with health care fraud
One year ago | By NBC Sports
The United States Department of Justice has charged 10 former NFL players with defrauding a health care program for retired players. Former Washington and Denver running back Clinton Portis is among those who have been charged. He is joined by Carlos Rogers, Robert McCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris Brown, James Butler, Frederick Bennett, Correll
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Ten retired NFL players, including Pro Bowler Clinton Portis, charged with fraud involving a league health care benefit program
One year ago | By The Washington Post
Among those also named in the indictment is defensive back Carlos Rogers. The charges, which were filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky, claim that more than $3.9 million in false and fraudulent claims were submitted to the NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan, which was established to help retired players pay for out-of-pocket medical...
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Clinton Portis among 10 former NFL players charged with defrauding health care program
One year ago | By The Washington Post
The Department of Justice charged 10 former players with defrauding the NFL's health care fund for retired players.
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Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers among former NFL players facing U.S. fraud charges
One year ago | By National Post
WASHINGTON - Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players over an alleged scheme aimed at defrauding the U.S. football players' health care benefit program.
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