The former National Football League (NFL), which is repelling Clinton Portis, was sentenced to six months in prison and six months in custody after pleading guilty to a plot to commit a medical fraud. USA Today reported..
According to a statement from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Portis will sign a judicial transaction in September and participate in a fraudulent plan by filing a false reimbursement claim in a medical program for retired NFL players and their families. I admitted that. At that time, 14 other players were also found guilty in connection with this plan.
According to USA Today, Portis convicted the jury of failing to reach a verdict a few days after a criminal trial in the US District Court in the eastern part of Kentucky.
According to USA Today, according to his judicial transaction, Portis participated in a national plan with other former NFL players and filed a reimbursement claim based on Gene Upshaw’s NFL player’s health redemption account plan. I admitted.
The Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Compensation Account Plan, established through the League’s 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement, allows former players to request a tax-exempt refund of out-of-pocket medical expenses that are not covered by insurance.
According to the Department of Justice, Portis allowed former teammate Robert McCune to file fraudulent claims on his behalf for the oxygen treatment room and cryotherapy sauna.
According to the Justice Department, 40-year-old Portis made a profit of $ 99,264 from the league’s plans, but never bought the equipment.
Accusations against Portis have been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
according to According to ESPN’s report, the DOJ said it sought a longer verdict within the recommended 10-16 months because Portis claimed he was not guilty until he faced a retrial after an undecidable jury.
The Justice Department also noted that Portis did not repay the money it received as a result of claims to repay the health care program until just before the ruling, ESPN reported.
During his nine-year professional career, Portis became a fan favorite for playing for the Washington Football Team and Denver Broncos, participating in two Pro Bowls, and impersonating various characters in media interviews.
Charlotte Observer report A running back lawyer used the November decision of former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn as an example to urge U.S. district judge Karen Coldwell to follow the previous decision in the case and serve Portis. I ordered.
With Carlos Rogers, Correll Buckharder, Donald “Reche” Caldwell, Anthony Montgomery and Durrell Reid, Portis, Horn and McCune have all pleaded guilty to their role in the project, USA Today said. Reported.
Portis will report to prison in March.
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