Professor Elam

Wed Sept 8, 2021

NFL ringleaders sought players eligible for payments from a special fund.

They then forged fake invoices for equipment and services that never took place.

Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan

I thought those guys make pretty good money to start with?

What Clinton Portis and other ex-NFL players allegedly did

In the original indictment, the trio was part of a group of 12 players accused of submitting false claims for reimbursement for expensive medical equipment that was never purchased, such as hyperbaric oxygen chambers, ultrasound machines that are typically used on pregnant women, and electromagnetic therapy devices used on horses.

The ringleaders would allegedly find ex-players eligible for the program and offer to submit claims, fabricating documents and prescriptions in exchange for kickbacks.

Claims would allegedly be for about $40,000 to $50,000 and were submitted between June 2017 and Dec. 2018, eventually adding up to millions of dollars in fraud.

In addition to the three players who pleaded guilty on Tuesday, 12 other players, including former Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn, have been charged and pleaded guilty.