It looks like former Boston Celtics big man Glen Davis‘ week just took a turn for the worse in a big way. The 2008 Celtics champ was just convicted for his role in an insurance fraud case involving several other Boston and NBA alumni, several of whom have already received sentences of varying severity.
The prosecutor behind the conviction, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York, wrote in a statement about the trial’s unfavorable resolution for Davis and other defendants. “Moments ago, a Manhattan jury convicted former NBA players Ronald Glen Davis and William Bynum of a criminal scheme to defraud the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan.”
“While many of the more than 20 defendants convicted in this case were well-known NBA stars, their conduct was otherwise a typical fraudulent scheme designed to defraud the NBA’s health care plan and net the defendants over $5 million in illicit profits,” the statement continued.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 15, 2023
“Today’s conviction exemplifies that despite notoriety or success in sports or any other field, no one is exempt from criminal charges if they engage in fraud.”
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