Williams allegedly orchestrated the years-long scheme and recruited other NBA health plan participants to assist by offering them fake invoices to support their claims. Those allegedly fraudulent claims totaled about $3.9 million, from which the defendants got about $2.5 million in fraudulent proceeds, the indictment alleges. They allegedly filed fake invoices saying they had to pay for the phantom procedures out of pocket. In some cases, the players who submitted the alleged false claims weren't even in the United States at the times they allegedly received the treatments. Relatives, Survivors Honor 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Victims 30 Years Later The plea agreement announced by prosecutors includes a $2.5 million restitution payment to the NBA health plan and more than $650,000 to the government. Allen's wife, Desiree Allen, is the only woman charged in the indictment. Williams was one of 18 former players named in an indictment that included six-time NBA All-Defensive Team member Tony Allen, former Lakers Guard Shannon Brown and Ronald Glen "Big Baby" Davis, who played for the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers over the course of his career.
He'll face a judge in January for sentencing. The latter charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison. Terrence Williams, selected 11th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by then-New Jersey Nets, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The alleged ringleader and NBA veteran behind a multi-million-dollar health insurance fraud scheme to rip off the league's benefit plan - also accused of intimidating a witness while on pretrial release - has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and theft charges, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
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