Hamilton, Super Bowl Tix Fraudster Guilty in $60M Ponzi Scheme

There’s a million things he hasn’t done, but wire fraud isn’t one of them: Jason Nissen pleaded guilty to a $60 million Ponzi scheme he said resold tickets to the musical “Hamilton,” the U.S. Open, and the Super Bowl.

Nissen, a former math teacher based in New York, pleaded guilty March 26 to wire fraud in connection with the scheme, according to a plea agreement Bloomberg Law obtained from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Nissen operated a ticket resale company and told investors his company would use their money for bulk purchases of easily ...