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18 former NBA players indicted in alleged $4 million scheme to defraud NBA health plan

An alleged scheme to defraud the NBA health plan of millions of dollars has led to the arrest and indictment of nearly 20 former NBA players.

Jonathan Dienst of NBC New York reported on Thursday that 18 NBA veterans were named in the indictment, and all are facing a count of conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. These are the names reportedly in the indictment, which was unsealed Thursday:

  • Alan Anderson

  • Anthony Allen

  • Shannon Brown

  • William Bynum

  • Ronald Glen Davis

  • Christopher Douglas-Roberts

  • Melvin Ely

  • Jamario Moon

  • Darius Miles

  • Milton Palacio

  • Ruben Patterson

  • Eddie Robinson

  • Gregory Smith

  • Sebastian Telfair

  • Charles Watson Jr.