A former NFL player has been sentenced to multiple years in federal prison. Former NFL player John Leake has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Leake, who played in the NFL from 2005-06, has been sentenced for running a Ponzi scheme.

Former NFL linebacker John Robert Leake was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme in which he defrauded victims out of more than $5 million by lying to them that he was involved in lucrative luxury real estate investments,

A former NFL linebacker was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme in which he defrauded victims out of more than $5 million, authorities announced.