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Former Washington Washington Football Team running back Clinton Portis is among ten former NFL players charged with defrauding the NFL’s health care benefits plan for its retirees. The players are accused of allegedly submitting bogus health care claims and looking to be reimbursed for “expensive medical equipment” that was not purchased.
According to reports, the scheme went from June 2017 to December 2018. The players placed over $3 million in false claims and were paid out up to $3.4 million dollars.
The ten men, including 4 former Washington Football Team included:
Portis
Carlos Rogers
Robert McCune
John Eubank
Tamarick Vanover
Ceandris “C.C.” Brown
James Butler
Fredrick Bennett
Etric Pruitt
Correll Buckhalter
Authorities state that currently no current NFL players are being investigated.
Source | CNN
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