Another Former Houston Texan Pleads Guilty In ExNFL Players' Health Insurance Scam

Another former Houston Texan pleads guilty to health insurance fraud by a former NFL player

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A former Houston Texans player has pleaded guilty to massive health insurance fraud.

Corey Bradford was one of eight former NFL players in the league in 2020. They were accused of making false claims for rehabilitation therapy from a Houston coach and pocketing the settlement money. These claims total more than $720,000.

An investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance found Bradford filed claims totaling more than $224,000 for medical care he never received.

Bradford was sentenced to 10 years of suspended probation, 60 hours of community service and reprieve.

The wide receiver played nine seasons in the NFL, including four seasons with the Houston Texans from 2002-2005.

Another former Texan, Shanti Orr, pleaded guilty last year.

Former University of Houston player Jonathan Hadnott, Jr. and coach Louis Ray, owner of Houston's Rehab Express, were also implicated in the scandal.

Prosecutors said Ray created fraudulent bills claiming to have treated players from March 7, 2016 to November 2018. Players then sign and submit forms to receive reimbursement from Health through a reimbursement account, the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Plan. Harris County prosecutors said the players also paid Roy to sign and verify the fake bills.

Medical records show 92 claims totaling $723,826 were filed, with Ray reportedly receiving payments totaling $112,972.

"Health insurance fraud is insidious because this type of fraud results in higher premiums for everyone else," said attorney Rick Watson. "Not only does it raise interest rates, it costs taxpayers a lot of money to investigate."

• Corey Bradford : Charged with felony second degree, executing a document by deception, allegedly accepting checks for more than $150,000 and less than $300,000. Bradford, 44, was a wide receiver for the Houston Texans from 2002-2005.
• Shantee Orr – Charged with the third-degree felony of executing a document by deception by allegedly accepting checks for more than $30,000 and less than $150,000. Orr was a linebacker for the Houston Texans from 2003 to 2007.
• Jonathan Rex Hadnott Jr .: Charged with the third-degree felony of executing a document by deception by allegedly accepting checks for more than $30,000 and less than $150,000. The 38-year-old Lufkin native played college football at the University of Houston before being drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
• Clint Ingram : Charged with the felony of the third degree, executing a document by deception to obtain checks for more than $30,000 and less than $150,000. The 37-year-old native of Hallsville, Texas, played linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New Orleans Saints.
• Chadwick Slaughter : Charged with the third-degree felony of executing a document by deception for allegedly accepting checks for more than $30,000 and less than $150,000. The 42-year-old Dallas native played offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders.
• James Adkisson - Charged with the third-degree felony of executing a document by deception for allegedly accepting checks for more than $30,000 and less than $150,000. The 40-year-old tight end played in two games for the LA Raiders in 2006 before being released.
• Fabian Washington : Charged with the third-degree felony, execution of a document by deception for allegedly accepting checks for more than $30,000 and less than $150,000. The 37-year-old played cornerback for the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.
• Derrick Pope : Charged with felonies in state prison for drafting a document by fraud for allegedly accepting checks for less than $2,500 and $30,000. The 38-year-old Galveston was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2004.

"The fund was created to help former players get treated and cheated, which meant they stole from other players and former teammates," prosecutor Kim Ogg said in 2020. , Efforts and cross-agency cooperation, and we want you for inventing this scheme.

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