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Ex-NBA Player Heading to Prison Pleads for Donald Trump to Pardon Him
Sebastian Telfair seeks clemency from former President Donald Trump to avoid a six-month prison term for violating supervised release in a $4 million NBA healthcare fraud case.
- Former NBA guard Sebastian Telfair, speaking to TMZ Sports on Monday, asked former president Donald Trump for a pardon hours before reporting to prison on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
- Following the violation, Sebastian Telfair was re-sentenced to six months after prosecutors said he violated his supervised release agreement.
- Details reveal he was among 18 ex-NBA players accused in the October 2021 indictment of defrauding the NBA Players Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of about $4 million and submitting fake expenses totaling approximately $2.5 million.
- Planning to write a book, Sebastian Telfair said he will focus on self-improvement if his pardon fails and he reports to federal prison.
- In past clemency moves, Donald Trump pardoned over 1,000 January 6, 2021 Capitol riot defendants and granted clemency to more than 1,500.
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The Independent (US)Ex-NBA star begs for Trump pardon after reporting to jail for healthcare fraud scheme
Sebastian Telfair calls on president to grant him clemency ahead of six-month prison term
Former NBA Star Pleads For Pardon From President Trump Just Before Six-Month Prison Sentence Begins
Former NBA standout Sebastian Telfair has called on President Donald Trump in hopes of receiving a pardon at the buzzer before reporting to prison for a six-month sentence.Telfair, who played 564 games in the NBA, allegedly failed to fulfill the terms of a plea bargain after being accused of defrauding the NBA's Players Health and Welfare Benefit Plan for a sum of approximately $350,000.He is set to report to prison on Tuesday, but decided to ma…
NYC hoops legend Sebastian Telfair pleads for last-ditch Donald Trump pardon before prison stint
Former Brooklyn hoops star Sebastian Telfair is calling on President Donald Trump to give him a last-second pardon before he has to report to prison on Tuesday to serve out a six-month sentence.
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