11th Circuit Affirms Former Football Player’s Fraud Conviction, Vacates Sentence

Mealey's (November 18, 2020, 3:26 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 22 affirmed a former professional football player’s conviction for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, finding that the evidence was sufficient to show that he knowingly operated a business that sold medically unnecessary compounded medications, but overturned his 20-year prison sentence because it exceeded the 10-year statutory maximum for health care fraud....