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Posted: 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Ex-Falcon star to pay $322K in child support restitution

Andre Rison
Andre Rison

ATLANTA —

Former Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Andre Rison has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in child support restitution.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector general announced the sentence on Tuesday. 

Rison pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor child support violation. On Monday in federal court in Phoenix, he was sentenced to pay $322,992 in restitution and to serve five years’ probation.

According to the sentence, Rison must pay a minimum of $1,000 per month toward the restitution, in addition to the $2,358 a month he already owes.

Rison spent five seasons with the Atlanta Falcons from 1990-1994.

Click here to see a list of the Office of the Inspector General's "most-wanted deadbeat parents."

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