THE NEW YORK According to officials, former NBA player Terrence Williams has admitted to conspiring to commit identity theft and health care fraud in conjunction with a multimillion-dollar scam against the health plan of the basketball league.
Williams, 35, pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Manhattan. The maximum punishment for the conspiracy charge against him is 20 years in prison, while the minimum sentence for the identity theft offense is two years. His sentencing is set for January.
He received an email asking for comment from his lawyer.
Williams was charged with being the conspiracy's mastermind, which involved submitting false documentation and claims to the league's medical and dental compensation program.
Authorities claimed that at least $5 million in erroneous claims were submitted to the plan between 2017 and 2021, and he and 17 other former players were indicted in an indictment in October 2021.
According to Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Terrence Williams allegedly directed the plan, recruited others to participate, and provided them with phony documentation to submit.
According to the authorities, Williams received payments from the others totaling at least $300,000.
Authorities claim that when other parties objected, Williams claimed to be someone else and intimidated them to get them to comply.
According to the authorities, the former athlete had been out on pretrial release but was taken back into custody earlier this year after a witness had allegedly been threatened.
Williams will lose more than $650,000 to the federal government and pay $2.5 million in restitution to the plan as part of the plea agreement.
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