Williams, 34, allegedly filed $19,000 in claims in November 2017 for chiropractor care and received a $7,672 payout. Afterward, he recruited other players provided fake invoices from a Washington state wellness clinic along with a chiropractor and a dentist in Southern California, per the indictment.
Some of the players indicted Thursday reportedly funnelled a portion of money they received back to Williams.
Former Boston Celtics swingman Tony Allen, 39, and his wife were among those charged. Allen won a title with Boston in 2008 and was a six-time selection to the all-defensive team.
Another of the accused players, Milt Palacio, was placed on leave from his job as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The team wrote in a statement, “The federal investigation is independent of the Trail Blazers organisation and we will have no further comment pending the outcome of the legal process.”
Full list of the indicted players:
- Terrence Williams
- Tony Allen
- Alan Anderson
- Shannon Brown
- William Bynum
- Glen “Big Baby” Davis
- Christopher Douglas-Roberts
- Melvin Ely
- Darius Miles
- Jamario Moon
- Milt Palacio
- Ruben Patterson
- Eddie Robinson
- Gregory Smith
- Sebastian Telfair
- Charles (C.J.) Watson Jr.
- Antoine Wright
- Anthony Wroten
—Field Level Media