Current TV: Hot Trends Art Schlichter


NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "Art Schlichter" is a trending search topic on the Internet following reports that the former All-American college football star is at the center of an investigation into a scam to sell fake tickets to Super Bowl XLV at a high profit.

Schlichter is notorious for his gambling addiction, and has been in and out of jail dozens of times since 1994, mainly for fraud and forgery, according to reports.

The former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback apparently told investors that he would use their money to buy and sell Super Bowl tickets, but failed to produce their tickets on game day because he allegedly gambled away all of their money.

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