Peter Pappas, the Union's television color analyst, pleaded guilty Tuesday to receiving nearly $500,000 in kickbacks for filling unneeded prescriptions for himself and recruiting others to the scheme.
In addition to his television duties, Pappas works as a pharmaceutical salesman. The Drexel Hill resident's now-deleted LinkedIn page said he is a district sales manager for the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company Celgene. On his Twitter account, which also has been deleted, Pappas described himself as a "Canadian former soccer pro turned Rx slinger."
The Union terminated Pappas' contract with the team Tuesday night. He and the rest of the on-air talent are paid by the team, which was not aware of Pappas' dealings until news broke of his guilty plea.