Ex-NFL player Correll Buckhalter gets prison, coconspirators get house arrest ...
Ex-NFL player Correll Buckhalter gets prison time and fellow retirees Anthony Montgomery and Darrell Reid get house arrest for their roles in $4million healthcare fraud scheme Ex-NFL players Correll Buckhalter, Anthony Montgomery and Darrell Reid have been sentenced for their roles in a $4 million healthcare fraud scheme They were sentenced in federal court, with Buckhalter getting 10 months in prison and 10 months of house arrest. The others got 10 months of house arrest The three are among 15 who have pleaded guilty in the case, which involved retired players making false claims under the league's healthcare fund Buckhalter, a former Philadelphia Eagles running back, accumulated $121,000 in fake claims, while the others raked in $94,000 and $93,000 apiece The 43-year-old Buckhalter was also charged in 'a separate, similar conspiracy. In that, he and his co-conspirators received $750,000 in false reimbursements
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Former NFL players Correll Buckhalter, Anthony Montgomery and Darrell Reid have been sentenced for their roles in a $4 million scheme to defraud a healthcare program for retired players.
According to court documents reviewed by DailyMail.com, the three were sentenced by US District Judge Karen Caldwell on Tuesday, with Buckhalter receiving 10 months in prison and 10 months of house arrest, and the others each getting 10 months of house arrest apiece.
The three are among 15 who have pleaded guilty in the case, which involved retired players making false claims under the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health
