Protocal69 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-nfl-players-charged-with-3-9m-health-care-fraud-scheme/ If convicted they face up to 20 years in jail. That’s crazy. Why Why Why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-nfl-players-charged-with-3-9m-health-care-fraud-scheme/ ouch Edited December 14, 2019 by BarleyNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 This does not sound like Portis and Horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Just blame CTE and they'll be fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 The entire thing is crazy. Putting in for medical equipment they are not getting. Bad Karma - plus it could cost future players as the fraud could force the insurance pool to lose its tax exempt status. Hard to fathom with the amount of money some players make that they have to stoop to this level to get money. I hope there is a better explanation out there, but it is such bad optics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Several of you probably don’t remember him as he was not that big of a Star in San Diego, or Tampa, but once he left the NFL, the same thing occurred for Michael Bennett. I knew him very well as he was my direct neighbor for two years. He squandered his money though, and like others went from wealthy to broke and did the same Medicare fraud for DME products. The Feds don’t play around when it’s Medicare fraud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said: The entire thing is crazy. Putting in for medical equipment they are not getting. Bad Karma - plus it could cost future players as the fraud could force the insurance pool to lose its tax exempt status. Hard to fathom with the amount of money some players make that they have to stoop to this level to get money. I hope there is a better explanation out there, but it is such bad optics. I know Portis went bankrupt so I’d imagine the others are too. Now they’re all gonna be blackballed from the league when maybe they could have coached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That’s the least of their worries. The Feds don’t make arrests unless they have overwhelming evidence against the parties named. If convicted which is likely, they will be in Federal prison for a long long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 For those that prefer some text: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28283020/clinton-portis-surrenders-authorities-fraud-indictment Quote The players claimed to have purchased hyperbaric oxygen chambers, ultrasound machines and electromagnetic therapy devices that were designed to be used on horses, he said. Prosecutors say the group's alleged ringleaders, Robert McCune and Correll Buckhalter -- who they allege broke off to create his own similar ring -- would recruit former players by offering to submit fake claims to the health care plan. The ringleaders would then demand thousands of dollars in kickbacks for each fake claim, prosecutors allege. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Rochesterfan said: The entire thing is crazy. Putting in for medical equipment they are not getting. Bad Karma - plus it could cost future players as the fraud could force the insurance pool to lose its tax exempt status. Hard to fathom with the amount of money some players make that they have to stoop to this level to get money. I hope there is a better explanation out there, but it is such bad optics. arrogance and entitlement since they were 10 years old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, aristocrat said: I know Portis went bankrupt so I’d imagine the others are too. Now they’re all gonna be blackballed from the league when maybe they could have coached One could argue that attention to detail is one of the fundamental characteristics a team might look for in bringing on a coach. Inability to manage their own personal finances might be an indicator they lack attention to detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyd415 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Rochesterfan said: The entire thing is crazy. Putting in for medical equipment they are not getting. Bad Karma - plus it could cost future players as the fraud could force the insurance pool to lose its tax exempt status. Hard to fathom with the amount of money some players make that they have to stoop to this level to get money. I hope there is a better explanation out there, but it is such bad optics. It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you spend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dirtyd415 said: It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you spend. Or entrusted to some friend or relative as your financial guru, when they couldn’t count to ten 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Rochesterfan said: The entire thing is crazy. Putting in for medical equipment they are not getting. Bad Karma - plus it could cost future players as the fraud could force the insurance pool to lose its tax exempt status. Hard to fathom with the amount of money some players make that they have to stoop to this level to get money. I hope there is a better explanation out there, but it is such bad optics. Well when you spend $1M in jewelry and some rented hoes take it money disappears fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Limeaid said: Well when you spend $1M in jewelry and some rented hoes take it money disappears fast. Renting can be cheaper than buying...........especially in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 What is sad is that it to some degree reflects on former players like Kyle Williams, and the many other smart players, who saved their earnings and are living a good life. There are many knuckleheads in all in all walks of life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Never surprising. If there's an opportunity, some will try to manipulate the system. Human nature. For whatever reason, I found it kind of odd to see Correll Buckhalter and Tamarick Vanover on the list. These guys were legends in college. Correll could have found plenty of legal hustles in Lincoln and same for Vanover in Tallahassee. But I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 So NFL healthcare DOESNT require receipts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Rochesterfan said: The entire thing is crazy. Putting in for medical equipment they are not getting. Bad Karma - plus it could cost future players as the fraud could force the insurance pool to lose its tax exempt status. Hard to fathom with the amount of money some players make that they have to stoop to this level to get money. I hope there is a better explanation out there, but it is such bad optics. Is the NFLPA retirement pension a pretty sweet deal? Why try to put a scam like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That digs a lot deeper for machines, that’s usually involving local hospitals or clinics and overseas companies failing to deliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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