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Reshad Jones, who spent nine seasons with the Miami Dolphins , settled his lawsuit against financial services Merrill Lynch.

The former NFL safety was awarded $9.5 million after alleging a former financial advisor at the company defrauded him for an estimated $2.6 million. The settlement was agreed upon in August, but public reporting on the case was not made available until this week.

According to a June 25 arrest report, Isaiah Williams -- Jones' former financial adviser and a former employee of Merrill Lynch -- used his position to gain access to Jones' personal financial accounts to steal $1.56 million in 133 separate transactions. Another $1.03 million was stolen through a complicated laundering scheme involving bank

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