The health care program, the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan, was created after a 2006 collective-bargaining agreement between the NFL’s management and the NFL Players Association to provide benefits to certain retired players, according to the government.
The cases are U.S. v. McCune, 19-cr-206, and U.S. v. Buckhalter, 19-cr-205, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky.
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.