A South Dakota man was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay approximately $5.1 million in restitution after previously pleading guilty to running a fraudulent ticket reselling scheme, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
According to the DOJ, Jeffrey Thurn enticed victims to send him more than $5 million for a purported ticket reselling business he operated through the fictitious business name Backstage Tickets. Thurn promised to buy tickets using victim funds and then resell the tickets for a profit.
The DOJ said Thurn made certain representations, including a guarantee that a certain amount of profit needed ...
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