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Former NBA basketball player Sebastian Telfair, left, records journalists on his phone as he departs Manhattan Federal Court in New York. Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million, according to an indictment filed today in New York. According to the indictment, the ex-players engaged in a widespread scheme to defraud the plan by submitting false and fraudulent claims to get reimbursed for medical and dental expenses that were never actually incurred.ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Orleans Pelicans' Chris Douglas-Roberts (55) looks for help from teammates during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, in this 2015 file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Douglas-Roberts, have been indicted on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philadelphia 76ers' Tony Wroten goes to the basket during an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Wroten, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Clippers forward Ruben Patterson looks on against the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an exhibition NBA basketball game in Denver, in this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Patterson, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Charlotte Bobcats' Darius Miles poses for a photo during media day for the NBA basketball team in Charlotte, N.C., in this Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Miles, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Memphis Grizzlies center Melvin Ely shoots free throws during NBA basketball training camp at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., in this Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Ely, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Miami Heat guard Shannon Brown looks for an open teammate during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Miami, in this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Brown, have been indicted on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington Wizards' Will Bynum brings the ball up against the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, in this Wednesday, April 15, 2015, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Bynum, have been indicted on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Clippers guard Alan Anderson (9) looks up during a break in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver in 2017. Eighteen former NBA players, including Anderson, have been indicted on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this April 4, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers forward Glen Davis warms up before facing the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game, in Denver. Eighteen former NBA players, including Davis, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cleveland Cavaliers' Jamario Moon, left, makes a pass over the head of Orlando Magic's Marcin Gortat (13), of Poland, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., in this Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Moon, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Jersey Nets guard Terrence Williams, left, drives past Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., in this Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Williams, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.