Officers found three loaded firearms, one semi-automatic rifle, a bulletproof vest, a large quantity of ammunition and two bags of marijuana inside the car. Police stopped them after Telfair started driving without turning the car’s headlights on. He was allegedly illegally parked in a pickup truck with another man, 18-year-old Jami Thomas, when police spotted them, NYPD sources said. Allen was also a six-time All-Defense selection.Īccording to NBC News, Terrence Williams was the ringleader of the operation, facilitating fraudulent claims for other players in exchange for kickbacks.BREAKING: star Sebastian Telfair arrested in BK with semi-automatic gun, loaded guns, loads of ammunition and marijuana, PD sources /6hdhSdyXlS Big Baby and Allen were a part of that 2008 Boston Celtics squad that won the NBA Finals. Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Tony Allen are the two biggest names charged. This list is a who’s who of random NBA players from the 2000s and 2010s. Here is the full list of former players charged: Telfair is the biggest name on this list from a New Yorker’s perspective, but there are plenty of familiar names. Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst of NBC News were the first to break this story.īREAKING: 18 former NBA players have been arrested and charged federally for defrauding the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of approximately $4,000,000, law enforcement officials say. Telfair is one of 18 former NBA players who have been charged with defrauding the NBA out of $4 million. Legal issues have followed him throughout his career and he’s in the limelight for the wrong reasons once again.
Telfair, 36, ended up playing 10 NBA seasons, but he was never the star people envisioned. The Brooklyn native and Lincoln High superstar was set to follow in his cousin Stephon Marbury’s footsteps and take the NBA by storm. Once upon a time, Sebastian Telfair was the next big thing in basketball. Sebastian Telfair is one of 18 retired NBA players charged with defrauding the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.
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