Sebastian Telfair turned himself in to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his 6-month sentence for violating the terms of his probation.
Telfair, 40, is among nearly 2 dozen former NBA players indicted on conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud charges in 2021.
He was sentenced to community service but he didn’t bother to show up, which violated his probation.
The former NBA guard began serving his time at Fort Dix FCI in New Jersey, TMZ reported.
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Other former NBA stars who were indicted alongside Telfair include singer Monica’s ex-husband Shannon Brown, Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Darius Miles.
Federal prosecutors say the retired NBA stars filed fraudulent insurance claims for reimbursement of up to $4 million. Of that amount, the former players received $2.5 million.
On Monday, Telfair spoke with a TMZ reporter as he turned himself in. He pleaded with President Donald Trump to pardon him because he’s too valuable to sit in prison.
“I did too good to be sitting in anybody’s jail,” he said.
Telfair retired from the NBA in 2017 after playing 13 seasons.
After being sentenced to six months in prison, former NBA guard Sebastian Telfair begs and pleads with Donald Trump to pardon him so he doesn’t serve so much time. “I turn myself in today,” ???
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