Doctor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for NBA Players’ Health, Welfare Fraud

Nineteen people were charged in connection with the scam on counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.

Undated file photo shows a doctor holding a stethoscope. Lynne Cameron/PA Wire

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni sentenced a doctor to five years in prison on Nov. 25 for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association (NBA) Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.

The NBA health plan provides health and welfare benefits to current and former NBA players, their spouses, and their dependents.