NY Times · Sep 8, 2021
Former N.F.L. Players Plead Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Plan
Clinton Portis, a running back who starred in Denver and Washington, pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent claims for medical equipment, including a $44,732 hyperbaric chamber.Credit...Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty ImagesClinton Portis, the former star running back in Washington and Denver, and two other former N.F.L. pros pleaded guilty for their roles in a wide-ranging effort to defraud a health care benefit program for retired players, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Portis and Tamarick Vanover pleaded guilty on Friday, while Robert McCune, one of the ringleaders of the scheme, pleaded guilty on Aug. 24.
