procedures that never happened. >> the defendants' play book involved fraud and deception. >> reporter: prosecutors allege ex-nba player terrence williams orchestrated the scheme recruiting other players by offering fake invoices for chiropractic treatment and dental care according to the indictment, they submitted nearly $4 million worth of claims. the health plan paid out $2.5 million. williams got nearly $230,000 in kickback from the other players. >> this industry loses tens of billions in dollars a year to fraud. these costs are then passed on to businesses and customers. >> reporter: prosecutors say the scheme unfolded from 2017 through 2020 ex-power forward, gregory smith, is accused of seeking reimbursement for root canals in beverly hills when he was actually playing basketball in taiwan among the others charged, glen davis, shannon brown and six-time nba all defensive team member tony allen, along with his wife late today, sebastian pleaded