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contractors stole the URLs of tickets purchased on StubHub and
emailed them to others in New York, who then downloaded and
resold them on StubHub at exorbitant prices, she said.
The crew raked in more than $600,000 in profits over roughly a
year between June 2022 and July 2023, according to prosecutors.
The majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift’s Eras Tour,
but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran
concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
Katz added that investigators are still determining the extent
of the operation, including other potential co-conspirators.
Two of those involved, Tyrone Rose and Shamara Simmons, were
arrested and charged last Thursday with grand larceny, computer
tampering and conspiracy charges, Katz's office said.
Rose, 20, was among those in Jamaica who re-directed purchased
tickets to the emails of Simmons, 31, and another accomplice
based in the New York City borough of Queens, according to
prosecutors.
Rose was apprehended while he was visiting New York and was
ordered to surrender his passport, Katz's office said Tuesday.
He and Simmons pleaded not guilty and were released pending
their next court date Friday.
The public defender's office representing Rose declined to
comment, and lawyers for Simmons didn't immediately respond
Tuesday.
StubHub said Tuesday that it had discovered the criminal scheme
and reported it to authorities and its third-party customer
service vendor.
The company said it has since terminated its relationship with
the vendor and strengthened its security measures. All ticket
orders so far identified as impacted by the theft have also been
replaced or fully refunded, according to StubHub.
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