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'Kobe Stopper' 7th Ex-Player To Avoid Jail In $5M NBA Fraud

By Pete Brush · April 14, 2023, 6:54 PM EDT

Onetime Portland Trail Blazer Ruben Patterson on Friday became the seventh former player to avoid prison time in the NBA's $5 million health benefits fraud crackdown, after the 10-year veteran nicknamed...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. WILLIAMS

Case Number

1:21-cr-00603

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

October 04, 2021

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