Terrence Williams, aged 36 and previously played for the basketball teams New Jersey and Houston in the NBA, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his involvement in a health insurance fraud case, as reported by RMC Sport on Thursday evening.
The former NBA player, once celebrated on the courts, was sentenced to ten years in prison on Thursday for his central role in organizing a scam targeting the league’s health insurance, according to a statement from the New York judicial system.
Aged 36, Terrence Williams, who had previously played for the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets, pleaded guilty in August 2022 in connection with this case. Judicial authorities determined that he was at the heart of a complex scheme to defraud the NBA’s health insurance.
“Williams not only lined his pockets through fraud and deceit, but he also stole the identities of others and threatened a witness to conduct his criminal activities,” said prosecutor Damian Williams in a statement, as reported by RMC Sport.
Terrence Williams was part of a group of 18 former basketball players who were accused of being involved in a fraud that caused at least $5 million in losses to insurance companies between 2017 and 2021. Among the other individuals implicated in this case were well-known names such as Glen Davis and Tony Allen, who won an NBA championship with Boston in 2008, as well as Shannon Brown and Darius Miles.
