Retired NFL running back Clinton Portis is among 10 former pro players charged with health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice.
The charges filed this week alleging that the group of NFL retirees fabricated documents like prescription orders and invoices from medical equipment companies to defraud the NFL’s health care program for retired players.
The Washington Post reports that the group submitted $3.9 million worth of fraudulent claims and that the NFL program paid out more than $3.4 million for those claims between June 2017 and December 2018.
Charges have been filed against Portis, Carlos Rogers, Robert McCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris Brown, James Butler, Frederick Bennett, Correll Buckhalter, and Etric Pruitt.
Former wide receivers Joe Horn and Reche Caldwell are expected to be charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.