PITTSBURGH,None — The nephew of Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for heading a major cocaine ring out of the Pittsburgh-area town both called home.
But federal prosecutors said Anthony A. Dorsett, 33, of Aliquippa, has been cooperating with authorities -- testifying against several of the 12 others indicted with him three years ago -- which may result in an eventual sentence reduction.
The indictment said the ring was based in that city's crime-ridden Linmar Terrace public housing complex.
Dorsett was sentenced Thursday. His uncle starred at nearby Hopewell High School before attending the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1976 before going on to play for the Dallas Cowboys.
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