Carrie Cohen spoke to Law360 about a case alleging former NBA players defrauded the league’s healthcare plan by participating in a plot to submit fake medical and dental claims, which presents the complicated question of how to deal with celebrity in the criminal justice system.
According to Carrie, while everyone is “equal under the law,” this can be used as a “sword or a shield” in cases like these. The government will use it for deterrence, saying even the rich and famous will be prosecuted for crimes, but “the criticism is out there that this case would not have happened if they weren’t famous basketball players,” Carrie said.
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