Ex-NBA player Tony Allen was sentenced Tuesday to community service and three years of probation for his role in a health insurance scheme.
Allen, 41, was one of that charged the ex-hoopers with defrauding the league’s health insurance plan. Allen’s wife, Desiree, was also named.
In April, to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud. He faced the potential for significant jail time in the case. was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
“I fully acknowledge my individual responsibility and I understand the gravity of my actions,” Allen told a judge in Manhattan Federal Court during , according to Memphis NBC affiliate WMC. “As a member of the NBA community, I failed to uphold our core values.”
Allen admitted to billing the league for medical and dental procedures that never happened. He received around $420,000, which before the charges were announced.
In total, the league paid out $4 million in false insurance claims, according to the federal indictment. was also among the accused fraudsters.
While Williams and his lieutenants, Alan Anderson and Keyon Dooling, were sentenced to prison time, no other players have spent notable time behind bars.
Allen was one of the biggest names in the case. He played in the league for 14 years from 2005-2018, winning a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and becoming a from 2010-2017. He finished his career with one season on the New Orleans Pelicans.
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