Former NBA players Keyon Dooling and Alan Anderson have been sentenced to prison for their role in cheating on the NBA’s health and welfare plan. According to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office, US District Judge Valerie E. Caproni sentenced Dooling to 30 months in prison and Anderson to 24 months in prison.
In October 2021, Anderson and 17 other former players were arrested for making approximately $4 million in fraudulent health care claims that were never actually provided. Anderson was accused of filing bogus claims of $121,000 for himself and recruiting others to join the program, resulting in $710,000 in fraudulent claims.
In April 2022, Dooling was arrested and added to the case. Dooling, the former vice president of the National Basketball Players Association, has been accused of receiving $363,000 from bogus refund claims. He was also accused of facilitating fake refunds of $194,295 to other former players.
In addition to their jail terms, Dooling and Anderson were ordered to forego money and make amends. Dooling loses $449,250.50 and pays $547,495 in refunds. Anderson was ordered to forfeit $121,000 and pay $121,000 in restitution.
Anderson spent part of eight seasons in the NBA, most recently playing for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017.
Dooling played 13 seasons in the NBA for seven different teams. At the time of his arrest in 2022, Dooling was an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz.