May 08, 2026
A Florida federal judge sentenced a former NFL player to more than 16 years in prison for his role in a fraud conspiracy in which he and others bilked government health insurance programs out of nearly $200 million in a scheme using fake doctors' orders for orthotic braces that weren't medically necessary.
February 03, 2026
A jury in Florida federal court on Tuesday convicted a former NFL tight end for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and a health care program for disabled or deceased veterans' spouses and children out of nearly $200 million through sham orthotic brace orders.