NEW YORK, NY – Two former NBA players are going to prison for 30 months and 24 months respectively for defrauding the National Basketball Association’s Players’ Health and Welfare Benefits Plan.
Keyon Dooling, who played for the Clippers, Magic and Nets; along with Alan Anderson, who played shortly for multiple teams recruited players to defraud the NBA out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a false health claim scheme.
“These former players recruited others to take part in this widespread fraud scheme and went to great lengths to keep the scheme running smoothly, facilitating hundreds of thousands of dollars of fraudulent claims,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said. “This Office will continue to aggressively prosecute those engaged in health care fraud schemes, no matter what their profession. Those considering submitting false claims to health care plans should recognize that they will be subject to serious penalties.”
According to the Indictments, public court filings, and statements made in court:
Under the scheme, William provided the other former NBA players fake invoices from a particular chiropractic office in California, run by co-defendant Patrick Khziran, which were created by individuals working with Williams.
Williams also obtained fraudulent invoices from a dentist affiliated with dental offices in Beverly Hills, California, run by co-defendant Aamir Wahab, and from a doctor at a wellness office in Washington State.