Former Sacramento Kings player gets 10 years in prison for NBA benefit fraud
NEW YORK — Terrence Williams, who played briefly for the Sacramento Kings in 2012, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge Thursday for defrauding the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of $5 million between 2017 and 2021.
Williams, a first-round pick by the then-New Jersey Nets in the 2009 NBA draft, was also ordered to forfeit more than $650,000 and pay $2.5 million in restitution.
Prosecutors said doctors in California and Washington state along with a dentist in California submitted fraudulent invoices for medical and dental expenses. Williams then recruited other people to process the claims.
The 36-year-old Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Kings on March 21, 2012 and then was signed for the remainder of the season on March 31.
— The Reporter wire services