Freedman Represents Defendant in NBA Benefits Fraud Case

A California dentist, pleading guilty in pro basketball’s $5 million benefits scam, told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that he took kickbacks as former NBA players cashed $1.2 million worth of invoices he handed out despite doing no dental work.

Aamir Wahab, 43, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni. An indictment said he had worked chiefly with two former players, Terrence Williams and Keyon Dooling, to allow a large group of ex-players to siphon money from the NBA Players Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.

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