Ex-Rebel French sentenced to 16-plus years for healthcare fraud

Former Ole Miss star Rufus French was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for “a yearslong a scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs … out of nearly $200 million,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release Friday. French, who “was the beneficial owner of eight durable medical equipment … companies” was ...