Very sorry.' Lexington judge sentences former NFL player to prison for fraud.
A former NFL wide receiver will spend one year and one day in jail after a Lexington federal judge sentenced him for defrauding the league’s health care reimbursement fund for retired players.
Eight-year NFL veteran Tamarick Vanover admitted in court records that he conspired with Robert McCune and others to defraud the NFL’s health care expense fund. Vanover’s case was taken to trial and he was found guilty on three of five fraud counts against him, according to court records. But the jury came back hung on the other two counts and a mistrial was declared.
Vanover pleaded guilty after the mistrial. He hadn’t made efforts to repay the money prior to Thursday, prosecutors wrote in court records.
“I am very sorry about what transpired,” Vanover said tearfully after explaining how his actions have already negatively impacted his life.
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