How a Brutal NFL Fraud Stole $197M From Disabled Veterans
Former Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers player Joel Rufus French was sentenced May 7, 2026 to 16 years and 4 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $197 million Medicare and CHAMPVA fraud scheme. Furthermore, the operation targeted some of America’s most vulnerable people — elderly Americans with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and the families…