Ex-NBA champion Glen Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison for participating in multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud league’s health care plan

Former NBA champion Glen Davis has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his part in a scheme to defraud the league’s health care program of millions of dollars, according to federal court records from the Southern District of New York.

Davis, 38, was one of 18 former NBA players indicted in October 2021 after allegedly participating in a “widespread scheme to defraud” the NBA’s medical program by submitting nearly four million dollars in “false and fraudulent” claims for reimbursement of medical expenses and dental services that were not actually provided.

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According to court documents, Davis – whose nickname while playing in the NBA was “Big Baby” – was also ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution.

In November, Davis was convicted of wire fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to make false statements regarding health care matters. health care, court documents show.

When approached by CNN for comment, Davis’ attorney noted his intention to appeal but declined to comment further.

Former NBA player Terence Williams was also convicted in the case, court documents show.

According to the verdict order, Williams, who prosecutors called the “leader of the conspiracy,” pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. wire in 2022. He received a sentence of 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release in August 2023.

In addition to his prison term, Williams forfeited $653,672 and must pay restitution of $2,500,000, court documents show.

Williams’ attorney did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

CNN has reached out to the NBA for comment.

Davis was selected by the Seattle Supersonics – the team that moved and was renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder – with the 35th pick of the 2007 NBA Draft before being traded to the Boston Celtics, playing in the NBA for eight seasons. He was a member of the Celtics team that won the 2008 NBA championship, and went on to play for the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers.

He averaged 8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game during his NBA career.

Glen Davis hits the Orlando Magic's Rashard Lewis (right) during game two of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2010 NBA playoffs.

A total of 16 people were arrested by the FBI following a 2021 indictment by Manhattan federal prosecutors.

In 2021, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York at the time, Audrey Strauss, said ringleader Williams allegedly obtained fraudulent medical and dental bills, sending those bills to his co-defendants, who then submitted claims to the scheme, paid “most” of their claims for procedures they never received.

Strauss said the planning began around November 2017.

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Strauss said each defendant attempted to claim between $65,000 and $420,000 in fraudulent medical service reimbursements. She said in many cases, people submitting bills were not near the location where they claimed to be treated.

A former NBA player submitted a $48,000 bill saying he had intravenous sedation, root canal treatment and crowns on eight teeth on December 20, 2018, Strauss said. , at an office in Beverly Hills, California. But Strauss said that as of that date, travel records and even “publicly available box scores” showed the man was actually playing professional basketball in Taiwan.