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

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines for May 8 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! 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