Ex-college football star gets 16 years for $197M scheme that preyed on seniors and disabled veterans

A college football standout was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday for his role in a $197 million fraud scheme.

Rufus French participated in a yearslong scheme in which he sold patient information and shammed doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need.

"Fueled by lies, bribes, and overseas telemarketers, this corrupt scheme preyed on senior citizens and disabled veterans to flood the country with unnecessary medical devices — and then billed the taxpayer...