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Friday, April 6, 2001
Former QB jailed for card scam
By AP
INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Colts quarterback Art Schlichter was sentenced yesterday to five years in federal prison for credit-card fraud and money laundering.
The 1982 first-round NFL draft pick, who pleaded guilty in January, was also ordered to pay nearly $170,000 in restitution and faces three years of supervised release.
Schlichter still could face state charges in Indiana and Ohio.
"This was not a surprise. It's sort of a relief," said Bill Dazey, Schlichter's lawyer. "I think he was very forthright in expressing his remorse and regret for the crimes. His main focus is to be given treatment."
Schlichter was indicted in August for a scheme in which he took money to buy tickets to Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts and NCAA Final Four games, but never bought the tickets. Instead, he offered to pay the investors with checks he had stolen from his father. Dazey said Schlichter asked if he could participate in a gambling addiction program while in prison.
Schlichter's gambling habit ended a budding NFL career that started when the then-Baltimore Colts made him the fourth pick in the 1982 draft. He was suspended for a year in 1983 by the NFL for gambling, returned to the Colts in 1984, then was released in 1985.
Former QB jailed for card scam
By AP
INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Colts quarterback Art Schlichter was sentenced yesterday to five years in federal prison for credit-card fraud and money laundering.
The 1982 first-round NFL draft pick, who pleaded guilty in January, was also ordered to pay nearly $170,000 in restitution and faces three years of supervised release.
Schlichter still could face state charges in Indiana and Ohio.
"This was not a surprise. It's sort of a relief," said Bill Dazey, Schlichter's lawyer. "I think he was very forthright in expressing his remorse and regret for the crimes. His main focus is to be given treatment."
Schlichter was indicted in August for a scheme in which he took money to buy tickets to Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts and NCAA Final Four games, but never bought the tickets. Instead, he offered to pay the investors with checks he had stolen from his father. Dazey said Schlichter asked if he could participate in a gambling addiction program while in prison.
Schlichter's gambling habit ended a budding NFL career that started when the then-Baltimore Colts made him the fourth pick in the 1982 draft. He was suspended for a year in 1983 by the NFL for gambling, returned to the Colts in 1984, then was released in 1985.
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