COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Wealthy widow Anita Barney lost nearly her entire fortune to an ex-Ohio State quarterback who defrauded her of hundreds of thousands of dollars to feed a gambling addiction that left him banished from the NFL. [...] instead of garnering sympathy, Barney found herself vilified and facing her own criminal charges after talking numerous friends into handing over nearly $500,000 as part of the same scheme. [...] 74 and living off Social Security after surviving breast cancer, Barney is trying to publicly rebuild her reputation. More requests followed, with Schlichter enlisting her in what he said was a money-making investment involving the buying and selling of college football, NFL and Super Bowl tickets. Many of Barney's victims were well-known and well-off suburban Columbus residents reluctant to get involved in a criminal case. Sue Noe, the Barneys' former cleaning woman who with her husband drained a home equity loan to give Barney $85,000 — none of which she's ever gotten back. Schlichter still faces state prison time once his federal sentence ends.