{"id":438745,"date":"2022-04-28T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jazz-assistant-keyon-dooling-arrested-in-nba-fraud-scheme\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:54:14","slug":"jazz-assistant-keyon-dooling-arrested-in-nba-fraud-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jazz-assistant-keyon-dooling-arrested-in-nba-fraud-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jazz assistant Keyon Dooling arrested in NBA fraud scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276aa6b9d30\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276aa6b9d30\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jazz-assistant-keyon-dooling-arrested-in-nba-fraud-scheme\/#%E2%80%9CJazz_assistant_Keyon_Dooling_arrested_in_NBA_fraud_scheme%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jazz assistant Keyon Dooling arrested in NBA fraud scheme&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJazz_assistant_Keyon_Dooling_arrested_in_NBA_fraud_scheme%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jazz assistant Keyon Dooling arrested in NBA fraud scheme&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former vice president of the National Basketball Players Association was arrested Wednesday and added to a criminal case in which 18 former NBA players were charged with illegally pocketing millions of dollars by defrauding the league\u2019s health and welfare benefit plan.<\/p>\n<p>The rewritten indictment added Keyon Dooling to the case first brought in October, when federal officials said a number of former NBA players combined to collect about $2.5 million from the benefit plan.<\/p>\n<p>Dooling, who was a union officer for eight years and eventually became its first vice president, was among three individuals added to the indictment Wednesday. Dooling, now an assistant coach in the Utah Jazz organization, spent parts of 13 seasons in the NBA as a member of seven different teams.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Jazz said Dooling made the club aware of the indictment Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Keyon Dooling (right) with Jazz star Donovan Mitchell\" class=\"wp-image-22065807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Keyon Dooling (right) with Jazz star Donovan Mitchell<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is a case concerning his time at the National Basketball Players Association, prior to him joining our organization. He has been put on paid administrative leave,\u201d the Jazz said. \u201cDue to the ongoing legal process, we will refrain from further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Jazz play <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> against the Dallas Mavericks at home on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Dooling was arrested Wednesday in Utah, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Also added to the indictment were a doctor and a dentist who officials said were medical providers who facilitated the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Dooling, officials said, \u201callegedly engaged in the scheme and recruited other co-conspirators to join the scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling2.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Dooling playing for the Grizzlies in 2013\" class=\"wp-image-22065808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/dooling2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Dooling playing for the Grizzlies in 2013<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All were charged with health care fraud and wire conspiracy for a fraud that authorities say spanned from at least 2017 to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In October, a prosecutor said each defendant made false claims that ranged from $65,000 to $420,000.<\/p>\n<p>The updated indictment Wednesday said Dooling pocketed about $350,000 of plan proceeds illegally. In all, it said about $5 million in false claims were submitted, though claimants did not receive as much in proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>Dooling previously was the wellness counselor for the union, helping oversee its mental health and wellness department. He also wrote a book in 2014 discussing, among other things, how he struggled with stress after being sexually abused as a child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealth is everything,\u201d Dooling said in an interview after the book came out. \u201cIt has to be your biggest priority, health of all kinds, mind and body.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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