Rufus French sentenced

[L4Dawg]

Who is Rufus French and what was his $197 million healthcare scam that landed him a 16-year prison term? - Trending News | The Financial Express

Former Ole Miss football star Rufus French received a 16-year prison sentence for his role in a $197 million healthcare fraud scheme. Prosecutors said the operation targeted elderly Americans and disabled veterans through fake brace orders and stolen patient information.

www.financialexpress.com

 

[thatsbaseball]

When I read this yesterday I wondered if he was the "brains" behind this or a front man used for his name .

 

[Dawgbite]

He learned this from someone who preceded him to prison.

 

[dogmatic001]

Who is Rufus French and what was his $197 million healthcare scam that landed him a 16-year prison term? - Trending News | The Financial Express

Former Ole Miss football star Rufus French received a 16-year prison sentence for his role in a $197 million healthcare fraud scheme. Prosecutors said the operation targeted elderly Americans and disabled veterans through fake brace orders and stolen patient information.

www.financialexpress.com

On an unrelated note, anyone who wants to see what a poorly-AI written article looks like should read the story at that link.
I don't doubt the facts are accurate, but they're bizarrely-presented.

TLDR - The AI-written article sticks French's 1997 and 1998 football stats onto the end of a story detailing a fraud scheme.

 

[theoriginalSALTYdog]

He learned this from someone who preceded him to prison.

Which tells you all you need to know about his intelligence. What you're saying is absolutely true but if you see that your mentor went to prison for it (and he apparently cooperated in making that happen) then why would you do the same thing thinking you weren't going to get caught? He embezzled $197MM and had $17MM of total wealth. I'm guessing he won't get the other $180MM paid off anytime soon.

 

[The Peeper]

Which tells you all you need to know about his intelligence. What you're saying is absolutely true but if you see that your mentor went to prison for it (and he apparently cooperated in making that happen) then why would you do the same thing thinking you weren't going to get caught?

 

[L4Dawg]

When I read this yesterday I wondered if he was the "brains" behind this or a front man used for his name .

I don't think any of the crimes occurred in Mississippi. I can't see his name doing much outside of the state.

 

[johnson86-1]

Who is Rufus French and what was his $197 million healthcare scam that landed him a 16-year prison term? - Trending News | The Financial Express

Former Ole Miss football star Rufus French received a 16-year prison sentence for his role in a $197 million healthcare fraud scheme. Prosecutors said the operation targeted elderly Americans and disabled veterans through fake brace orders and stolen patient information.

www.financialexpress.com

I know the value of a statistical life is between $10 and $13M. If you squint, it sort of looks like French got 16 years for killing 15 people. I mean, that's not really what that means at all, but still, if we in theory would be willing to spend that much money to save 15 lives, 16 years seems pretty light.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Hobby lobby.

 

[paindonthurt]

I know the value of a statistical life is between $10 and $13M. If you squint, it sort of looks like French got 16 years for killing 15 people. I mean, that's not really what that means at all, but still, if we in theory would be willing to spend that much money to save 15 lives, 16 years seems pretty light.

Huh?

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

Didn't he leave a year early for the draft and then no one drafted him?

 

[johnson86-1]

Huh?

That’s what that comment deserved. But basically I’m just saying we vastly under sentence people for financial crimes. The median lifetime earnings for a person in the US is between $1.7 to $1.85M. The median person probably spends somewhere between 10-15% of their life working and commuting (much more of their waking hours). If you steal $20M, that isn’t recovered, you’ve stolen the life time earnings of more than ten typical people, which means you’ve stolen an entire life’s worth of hours. That seems worthy of having to spend the rest of your life working menial tasks in prison.

 

[theoriginalSALTYdog]

Which tells you all you need to know about his intelligence. What you're saying is absolutely true but if you see that your mentor went to prison for it (and he apparently cooperated in making that happen) then why would you do the same thing thinking you weren't going to get caught?

Didn't he leave a year early for the draft and then no one drafted him?

That is correct.....,

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Who is Rufus French and what was his $197 million healthcare scam that landed him a 16-year prison term? - Trending News | The Financial Express

Former Ole Miss football star Rufus French received a 16-year prison sentence for his role in a $197 million healthcare fraud scheme. Prosecutors said the operation targeted elderly Americans and disabled veterans through fake brace orders and stolen patient information.

www.financialexpress.com

197 million of Medicare?

And I have to buy custom inserts and shoes to the tune of hundreds of dollars because I DON'T have diabetes?

The latest was that I had to say no to a Rehab facility (although my Therapy and Heart doctor and their Therapy doctor said OK) to help me learn how to walk and talk better because my Medicare said no. Medicare said, "He's had Neuropathy for years?"

 

[paindonthurt]

That’s what that comment deserved. But basically I’m just saying we vastly under sentence people for financial crimes. The median lifetime earnings for a person in the US is between $1.7 to $1.85M. The median person probably spends somewhere between 10-15% of their life working and commuting (much more of their waking hours). If you steal $20M, that isn’t recovered, you’ve stolen the life time earnings of more than ten typical people, which means you’ve stolen an entire life’s worth of hours. That seems worthy of having to spend the rest of your life working menial tasks in prison.

Ah I get you now

 

[PBRME]

Rufus French for Heisman!

 

[SoJxnVol]

I bet they yank that.

 

[L4Dawg]

On an unrelated note, anyone who wants to see what a poorly-AI written article looks like should read the story at that link.
I don't doubt the facts are accurate, but they're bizarrely-presented.

TLDR - The AI-written article sticks French's 1997 and 1998 football stats onto the end of a story detailing a fraud scheme.

Yeah it's bad. I had a hard time finding one that wasn't behind a paywall. Where I first saw it let me read it once, then paywall.