Fraud and false statements
FILE - Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his legacy following a life of public service in his office at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Jan. 8, 2020. A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case said in a court document she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of Bryant. Mississippi news outlets report that the accusation, which Bryant denies, is in a filing on behalf of defendant Nancy New, who, with her son, once ran a nonprofit group and an education company in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Defendant: Ex-governor ordered payments to NFL's Brett Favre

Jul. 13, 2022 07:20 PM EDT

Nancy New, who with her son, Zachary, ran a private education company in Mississippi, pleaded guilty to state charges of misusing public money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the nation, in Hinds County Circuit Court, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi sues Favre, wrestlers, over welfare misspending

By Emily Wagster Pettus May. 09, 2022 06:19 PM EDT

Pro football investor pleads guilty in cryptocurrency scheme

Apr. 25, 2022 07:33 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who was one of the early investors in a failed professional football league called the Alliance of American Football pleaded guilty...

FILE - New England Patriots' Tom Brady reacts during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game between the Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. Scott Spina Jr., a New Jersey man who posed as a former Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Brady's family, has pleaded guilty to fraud Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022, in Santa Ana, Calif., federal court. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
New Jersey man pleads guilty in Brady Super Bowl ring scam

Feb. 02, 2022 07:01 PM EST

La. woman accused of defrauding NFL fund for ex-players

Jan. 20, 2022 07:31 PM EST
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A woman who had a son with former NFL defensive lineman Norman Hand was arrested Thursday on allegations of defrauding a healthcare fund for...

Man to plead guilty in Tom Brady Super Bowl ring fraud

Dec. 20, 2021 09:18 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom...

Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud

Dec. 13, 2021 02:40 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in...

Former NFL player guilty of ID theft, COVID-19 relief fraud

Oct. 20, 2021 04:07 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A former NFL wide receiver and South Florida native has pleaded guilty to stealing identities to fraudulently obtain coronavirus-related...

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2000, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tamarick Vanover, center, is guided towards a waiting car outside the Federal Courthouse in Kansas City, Mo. Former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa, File)
Ex-NFL players plead guilty to health care fraud scheme

By Stephen Whyno Sep. 07, 2021 05:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, Washington Redskins radio analyst and former running back Clinton Portis watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. Former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8/31/2017

Sep. 07, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints super fan Jarrius "J.J." Robertson, right, accepts the Jimmy V perseverance award with his parents, from left, Patricia Hoyal and Jordy Robertson at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on in Los Angeles. Jordy Robertson, whose seriously ill son Jarrius gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team, was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday, May 11, 2021, for drug trafficking and for fraudulently capitalizing on his son's illness with a phony charity. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
8 years for dad of Saints 'super fan' in charity, drug case

By Kevin Mcgill May. 11, 2021 06:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, April 21, 2021, a protest banner against the proposed Super League is seen outside Liverpool's Anfield Stadium after the collapse of English involvement in the proposed new league, Liverpool, England. The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with 12 of the biggest clubs in European soccer was perhaps the most egregious example of a sporting venture that quickly fell flat on its face. (AP Photo/Jon Super, FILE)
Super League among sporting ventures that went wrong

By Steve Douglas And Ken Maguire Apr. 22, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

Feds: 2 men breached NFL, NBA players' social media accounts

By David Porter Sep. 30, 2020 03:19 PM EDT
A Louisiana man and a Florida man allegedly gained access to professional athletes’ social media accounts and either sold the information or used it to extort...

Former NFL player Bellamy charged with virus relief fraud

Sep. 10, 2020 06:07 PM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy was arrested and charged Thursday with participating in a scheme to file fraudulent applications for more...

This Dec. 15, 2015 file photo shows Anita Barney talking about losing her fortune in a swindle perpetrated by former Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter, followed by her own role stealing nearly $500,000 from friends on Schlichter's instructions, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
Filing: Victims deserve ex-quarterback's concussion funds

Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 24, 2020 07:57 AM EDT

TCU offensive lineman Lucas Niang speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Chiefs gamble on LB Willie Gay in second round, add T Niang

By Dave Skretta Apr. 24, 2020 10:06 PM EDT

Former NFL football player Jerry Rice speaks after walking out of the West Wing of White House, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Washington. It was announced that President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Edward DeBartolo Jr., former owner of the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team convicted in gambling fraud scandal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking And Jill Colvin Feb. 18, 2020 12:27 PM EST

Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski announces charges against ten former National Football League (NFL) players who are accused of defrauding an NFL health care program, at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 12, 2019 10:42 AM EST

Jury awards $6M in Drew Brees diamond-fraud lawsuit

Jun. 21, 2019 10:24 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $6 million to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him...

Judge axes 3 of 4 lawyers in NFL concussion case

By Maryclaire Dale May. 24, 2019 04:37 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the $1 billion NFL concussion settlement has terminated three of four lawyers serving as class counsel. ...