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QB Art Schlichter (sad)

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Former OSU star Schlichter investigated for alleged sports ticket scheme
Friday, February 4, 2011 05:35 PM
By Mike Wagner
The Columbus Dispatch

Former Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter, already known as one of the nation's most compulsive gamblers, is the target of an investigation by local and federal authorities that centers on a sports ticket scheme that has swindled dozens of people out of millions of dollars, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Sources said Schlichter began soliciting people for money as part of an "investment opportunity" involving brokering and selling tickets for Ohio State football games and other prominent sporting events to various people about two years ago.

The money collected by Schlichter was being used to gamble and make large bets that two sources close to the investigation say exceeded six figures.

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien sent an e-mail to The Dispatch saying he was unable to confirm, deny or discuss anything involving Schlichter.

Schlichter would only confirm that he plans to speak with authorities in the near future.

"It will help a lot of people," Schlichter said in a text message. "This addiction is a (expletive.)"

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Words can scarcely express the surprise and shock I experienced upon reading this.

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... swindled dozens of people out of millions of dollars ...
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Yep. That's Art, all right.

I know this is not WJWD, but I don't care to have Schlichter ever again see life outside of incarceration. What a waste of oxygen this man is.
 
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akronbuck;1869297; said:
:biggrin: I was just like him in college betting on everything.
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I was broke in college, barely able to buy cheap beer.

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Any fan of another school who uses Art Schlichter to condemn tOSU is in pure desperation mode. Art has long erased his tOSU legacy with his post-campus actions. He will always have the on-field accomplishments, but just like OJ Simpson, he will not be remembered for his football career.
 
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I don't blame Art Schlichter anymore. You know what you're gonna get if you give that man even a cent of your money or associate with him in any way. I blame the people who always think, "This time is going to be different."
 
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Art told someone a couple weeks ago that "someone is trying to throw him under a bus" with no explanation much beyond that. I'd love to give him the benefit of the doubt, but past actions sure do make it hard. :(
 
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