Ex-NFLer Rison sentenced in child support case
Wide receiver Andre Rison of the Green Bay Packers (right) celebrates with fellow wide receiver Antonio Freeman during Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.
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Posted: 07/09/2012
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By: Associated Press
PHOENIX - Former NFL receiver Andre Rison was sentenced on Monday in federal district court in Phoenix to five years' probation and more than $300,000 in restitution for not paying child support.
The Arizona Republic reports that the indictment accused Rison of failing to pay more than $10,000 between August 2008 to August 2011.
The indictment says the due date for his payments had passed about three years ago. Court documents say his 13-year-old child lived in Phoenix at the time the payments were due.
A federal official says Rison also is expected to continue monthly child support payments of close to $2,350.
Rison's 13-year career, whose longest stretch was with the Atlanta Falcons in the early 1990s, consisted of five Pro Bowl appearances.
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