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Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players plead guilty in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme - CNN
Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune admitted to participating in a scheme to scam the league's retiree health care benefits plan, which provides tax-free reimbursement to former players and their families for out-of-pocket medical expenses that are not covered by insurance, the department said.
McCune and Buckhalter even called the health benefits plan's phone line and impersonated other players to check on the status of the claims, the Justice Department said in 2019.
Health insurance company Cigna flagged anomalies in the types of claims being filed and referred the fraud to federal investigators, then-Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said.
Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune admitted to participating in a scheme to scam the league's retiree health care benefits plan, which provides tax-free reimbursement to former players and their families for out-of-pocket medical expenses that are not covered by insurance, the department said.
McCune and Buckhalter even called the health benefits plan's phone line and impersonated other players to check on the status of the claims, the Justice Department said in 2019.
Health insurance company Cigna flagged anomalies in the types of claims being filed and referred the fraud to federal investigators, then-Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said.
