November 16, 2020
A Kentucky federal judge ordered the delay of the December health care fraud trial of three former NFL players, citing an "alarming surge" of coronavirus cases in the state.
November 04, 2020
A former Kansas City Chiefs player facing trial for health care reimbursement fraud argued Tuesday against letting federal prosecutors introduce testimony linked to the cellphone of a cooperating witness who was murdered.
September 30, 2020
Two former National Football League players have agreed to cough up tens of thousands of dollars in plea deals with Kentucky federal prosecutors who accused them of being part of a more than $3.9 million health care fraud scheme.
September 29, 2020
A former defensive tackle for the Washington, D.C., NFL team admitted to participating in a $3 million health care fraud scheme just a week before he was set to stand trial, becoming the eighth retired player to plead guilty in the case.
September 23, 2020
A former NFL linebacker can't transfer charges that he was part of a scheme to defraud an NFL health fund, a Kentucky federal judge has ruled, rejecting his argument that an "intense" college football rivalry meant he couldn't find impartial jurors in the Bluegrass State.
September 15, 2020
A former linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts became the latest NFL player to cop a plea in a criminal case alleging retired players tried to bilk a health care plan out of over $3 million.
July 24, 2020
Six former NFL players were charged in Kentucky federal court Friday for their alleged roles in a fraud scheme connected to a health care benefit program for retired players in a superseding indictment that comes after some of the players and others were charged in December.
April 21, 2020
Former NFL running back Clinton Portis has asked a Kentucky federal court to transfer charges that he defrauded a league health plan to either Virginia or Maryland, saying prosecutors are trying to make him "stand trial hundreds of miles from his home."
December 12, 2019
Ten former NFL players including ex-Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis have been indicted in Kentucky federal court on charges they defrauded an NFL health plan out of more than $3.4 million.