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Ex-Steeler Accused Of Torching Chicken Plant
Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers Guard Terry Long
PITTSBURGH -- Federal fraud and arson charges against Terry Long, a former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman, were unsealed on Tuesday.
The charges are related to Value Added Foods, a chicken processing plant that Long operated on Galveston Avenue on the city's North Side.
Long allegedly secured more than $1.1 million in state loans for his business by submitting false information, according to the indictment.
He later burned down the operation and made insurance claims of more than $1 million, the indictment said.
The chicken plant drew the ire of local re
sidents who often complained about bad odors drifting through the neighborhood
No, that wa
s their own dirty selves they were smelling.
Long, 45, of Sewickley, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday afternoon. If convicted, he could face up to 55 years in prison.
Long started at guard for the Steelers from 1984 to 1991.
Ex-Steeler Accused Of Torching Chicken Plant
Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers Guard Terry Long
PITTSBURGH -- Federal fraud and arson charges against Terry Long, a former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman, were unsealed on Tuesday.
The charges are related to Value Added Foods, a chicken processing plant that Long operated on Galveston Avenue on the city's North Side.
Long allegedly secured more than $1.1 million in state loans for his business by submitting false information, according to the indictment.
He later burned down the operation and made insurance claims of more than $1 million, the indictment said.
The chicken plant drew the ire of local re
sidents who often complained about bad odors drifting through the neighborhood
No, that wa
s their own dirty selves they were smelling.
Long, 45, of Sewickley, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday afternoon. If convicted, he could face up to 55 years in prison.
Long started at guard for the Steelers from 1984 to 1991.