Portis submitted false and fraudulent claims to the Plan for himself over a two-month period. He obtained $99,264 in reimbursements for expensive medical equipment that was not actually provided.
Vanover ensouraged three other retired NFL players to participate in the scheme to swindle the Plan. He helped them submit fake claims to the Plan. They obtained $159, 510 for expensive medical equipment that were not provided.
Portis and Vanover pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. They agreed to pay full restitution to the Plan.
McCune is the mastermind of nationwide health care fraud scheme, which resulted to the plan paying approximately $2.5 million in false and fraudulent claims. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, 13 counts of health care fraud, 11 counts of wire fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
Portis and Vanovder are scheduled to be sentenced on January 6 and January 22 next year, respectively. They are both facing a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
