A former UConn football player was convicted in a federal court in Texas in connection with what prosecutors said was a scheme to defraud Medicare of $328 million.

With his conviction, Keith Gray faces a potential sentence of years in prison.

Gray wore No. 68, played for the Huskies from 2004-08 and was named a team captain in 2007. He redshirted his first season but was a starter in 2006 at center. He played in two games, but a shoulder injury cost him the rest of the season. He started all 13 games at center in 2007.

Post-UConn, he signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 but was later released. He spent some time on the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts but never appeared in an NFL game.

Gray, 39, later returned to his native Texas, where he became the owner and operator of two clinical laboratories, Axis Professional Labs and Kingdom Health Laboratory.

According to the Department of Justice, which announced his conviction on Friday, Gray “orchestrated a scheme to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary genetic tests designed to evaluate the risk of various cardiovascular diseases and conditions.”

In all, Gray, through his companies, billed Medicare approximately $328 million for the fraudulent tests, and he received about $54 million of those funds. He used the money, in part, to purchase expensive vehicles, including a Dodge Ram truck worth more than $142,000 and a Mercedes Benz SUV valued at more than $145,000, according to the DOJ.

The jury convicted Gray of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks, three counts of money laundering and five counts of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute. When he is sentenced by a federal district court judge, he will face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each count.

The prosecution presented evidence at trial that showed Gray falsified contracts and invoices for “marketing” hours to hide the kickbacks. He also marked down kickback  payments as money to pay for non-existent software and loans.

The government also introduced text message correspondence between Gray and a co-conspirator in which they joked about their proceeds from the scheme.

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