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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Police: Former NFL and Pitt Player From Adams Among Victims in Money-Bilking Schemes

Investigators say Robert Osselborn charged former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Tom Tumulty for a trip to Jackson Hole, WY, that never materialized.

A Butler County man faces charges in three counties for bilking thousands of dollars from multiple victims, including a former NFL player now living in Adams Township. Authorities said Robert Osselborn—who lists addresses in Mars, Butler and New Castle, Lawrence County—posed as a representative of a television show about hunting to entice former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Tom Tumulty to give him money. In exchange, Osselborn promised Tumulty a spot in a group trip to Jackson Hole, WY and said the trip could be recorded and aired on the show, according to investigators.. “He was very legitimate and very detailed about the hunting story,” Tumulty said Tuesday. That incident is one of several in which Osselborn now faces charges in …

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