A former linebacker in the NFL has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution after operating a Ponzi scheme.

Leake, a linebacker, played three games with the Packers later in the 2005 season. Green Bay signed him after linebacker Brady Poppinga was injured in December and out for the rest of the season.

Former NFL Player Gets Prison Time for Real Estate & Gold Mine Ponzi Scheme, Causing Over $5 Million in Losses ...

Former NFL player John Robert Leake plead guilty to defrauding $5M from friends for alleged gold mines. The money fueled a ...

Former NFL linebacker John Robert Leake was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme in which he ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office sentenced John Robert Leake to 30 months in prison. He also has to pay his victims $5.3 million in ...

John Leake, 43, of Plano, Texas, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. He played for the Tigers from 2000 to ...

Former NFL and Clemson player John Leake was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme in which he defrauded victims out of more ...

In the scheme, federal prosecutors said he lied to victims that he was involved in "lucrative" real estate investments, gold ...

Once a rising football star, John Leake entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2004. Over three seasons, he played in ...