COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury has indicted former Ohio State and NFL player Art Schlichter (SHLEES’-tur) on 13 felony counts.
The Columbus Dispatch reported the indictment on 12 counts of theft and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity is linked to a million-dollar ticket-selling scheme.
The charges allege the 51-year-old Schlichter and unnamed associates bilked people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Defense attorney Sam Shamansky says the indictment was expected and doesn’t eliminate the possibility of a plea deal.
Schlichter played at Ohio State between 1978 and 1981, and in the NFL for the Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts and the Buffalo Bills. His career was derailed by a gambling addiction, and he went to prison for gambling-related crimes.
