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Former NFL Players Charged With Fraud

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🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The FBI recently charged 10 former NFL players, including Clinton Portis, with defrauding a health care program meant to benefit retired players and their families. The indictment cites more than 3 million dollars in fraudulent claims for medical equipment, including a device normally used on horses. The Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan joins us to break down this unusual case, to discuss what NFL players lives are like after they stop playing, and to consider the impact the lawsuit might have on other retired players.

Read Dan Kaplan's story about the alleged fraud:

https://theathletic.com/1458892/2019/12/13/payments-from-nfl-health-care-plan-allegedly-defrauded-by-ex-players-skyrocketed-during-period-in-question/?source=theleadpodcast


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0:00.0

Last week, the FBI made a surprising announcement.

0:09.6

Today, we are announcing charges against 10 former National Football League players

0:20.0

who were accused of defrauding an NFL health care program meant to benefit retired players

0:25.6

and their families.

0:26.8

The indictment involves more than $3 million in fraudulent claims for medical equipment,

0:32.3

including a device that is normally used on horses.

0:35.6

And among the defendants is former Washington running back Clinton Portis.

0:38.8

Today, the Athletics Daniel Kaplan joins us to break down this unusual case to discuss

0:44.1

what NFL players' lives are like after they stop playing and to explain the impacts

0:49.6

that the lawsuit could have on other retired players.

0:55.6

From wondering on the athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson.

1:25.6

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1:35.8

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1:37.3

Hello, I'm Hannah.

1:39.2

And I'm Sirete.

1:40.2

And we are the hosts of a Red Handed, a weekly True Crime Podcast.

1:43.9

Every week on Red Handed, we get stuck into the most talked about cases.

1:47.3

From the Idaho student killings, the Delphi murders and our recent rundown of the Murdoch

1:51.8

saga.

1:52.8

Last year, we also started a second weekly show, Short Hand, which is just an excuse

1:57.4

for us to talk about anything we find interesting because it's our show and we can do what we

2:00.4

like.

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