Former Marlins Pitcher Sentenced To Prison For Insurance Scam

WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — Former Miami Marlins pitcher Justin Wayne was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an insurance scam.

Wayne and his brother, Hawkeye Wayne, also paid $3.8 million in reimbursement Thursday after pleading guilty to health care fraud, according to the Palm Beach Post.

Hawkeye Wayne received a five-year sentence.

They don’t have to report to prison until March and their sentences could be reduced after they testify against the scam’s alleged ringleaders.

The brothers owned a testing lab. Prosecutors say a drug treatment center brought them patients’ urine samples for unneeded testing. They billed insurance companies and then kicked…