Former NBA Champion Glen “Big Baby” Davis Sentenced to 40 Months for Defrauding the League’s Healthcare Plan

Former NBA participant Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to 40 months in jail on Thursday for his function in defrauding the league’s healthcare plan. The 38-year-old Davis, recognized for his tenure with the Boston Celtics and a part of their 2008 championship staff, may even face three years of supervised launch following his jail time period.

Davis was convicted in November on a number of costs, together with healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy associated to creating false statements and committing healthcare and wire fraud. He was vulnerable to dealing with as much as 20 years in jail.

The case revealed that Davis and accomplices defrauded the NBA’s insurance coverage plan, supposed for gamers and their households, out of greater than $5 million over 4 years. The fraud concerned submitting false claims for medical and dental companies that had been by no means rendered. Particularly, Davis made fraudulent claims totaling $132,000, together with a purported $27,200 dental process in Beverly Hills on a day he was confirmed to be in Las Vegas, touring to Paris.

This sentencing is a part of a broader investigation that has seen greater than 20 people convicted, together with the scheme’s ringleader, former NBA participant Terrance Williams, who acquired a 10-year jail sentence.

Moreover, one other former NBA participant, Will Bynum, was sentenced final month to 18 months in jail for his involvement in comparable fraudulent actions, with a restitution cost of almost $183,000 ordered.

Davis performed eight seasons within the NBA, together with stints with the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers, however is most famous for his function on the Celtics’ championship staff.