Former NBA players Keyon Dooling, Alan Anderson sentenced to prison for roles in fraudulent benefits scheme
Former NBA players Keyon Dooling and Alan Anderson have been sentenced to prison for their roles in defrauding the NBA's health and welfare plan. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni sentenced Dooling to 30 months in prison and Anderson to 24 months in prison, per an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. In October 2021, Anderson and 17 other former players were arrested for making around $4 million in fraudulent reimbursement claims for Health care services that were never actually rendered. Anderson was accused of submitting $121,000 in fake claims for himself and recruiting others to join the scheme , which resulted in $710,000 worth of fraudulent claims. In April 2022, Dooling was arrested and added to the case. Dooling, the former vice president of the National Basketball Players Association, was accused of receiving $363,000 from fake reimbursement claims. He was also charged with facil...