Overview

• In June, a federal judge ruled that Telfair failed to complete court-mandated community service and probation reporting under his 2023 plea deal, triggering his re-sentencing.
• On Aug. 11, Telfair publicly appealed to President Trump for a pardon during a TMZ interview but his request did not delay the enforcement of his sentence.
• Prosecutors had originally recommended a prison term of 15 to 21 months, but Telfair’s 2023 plea agreement limited his sentence to time served plus three years of supervised release.
• Telfair attributes the violation to a paperwork error, calls the outcome “super unfair,” and says he plans to use his time behind bars for self-improvement and writing.
• The 2021 indictment alleged approximately $3.9 million in fraudulent claims that produced about $2.5 million in proceeds and named 18 former NBA players who received penalties from probation to multi-year prison terms.