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Ex-NBA Player Telfair Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme
- Prosecutors have charged two dozen people in billing scandal
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Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair.
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Former National Basketball Association player Sebastian Telfair pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in a plan to defraud the league’s health care plan.
Telfair, 37, who played for teams including the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns, joins a growing list of ex-NBA players who’ve admitted their role in a sprawling scheme to submit false claims for medical and dental expenses.