A former math teacher was sentenced to more than two years in prison for fleecing investors of $71 million through a Ponzi scheme disguised as an operation to buy and sell tickets to high-profile concerts, musicals and sporting events.
Jason Nissen raised money from investors he said he would use to purchase and resell tickets to popular events -- such as the Super Bowl and the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” -- and instead used it to repay earlier investors, according to prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud in March 2018.
On Sept. 6, U.S. District ...
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