INDIANAPOLIS -- After a run of prison sentences that spanned two decades -- brought on by a gambling addiction that led to financial fraud, theft and shattered an NFL dream -- former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter has been released from prison.
Court records show Schlichter, 61, became eligible for parole June 13 and was released from the Trumbull Correctional Institution in Leavittsburg, Ohio, the next day. He was serving time for federal fraud charges related to a massive ticket scheme that bilked millions of dollars from his victims.
Schlichter's status is listed by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction as "APA Supervision" for the next five years.