UK ticket touts convicted in ‘landmark’ £6.5m case
Two people have been found guilty of fraudulently and dishonestly buying and reselling tickets for major events
News By James Hanley | 13 March 2024
Two people have been convicted of fraudulently and dishonestly buying and reselling tickets for high-profile concerts by acts including Ed Sheeran. Mark Woods, 60, and Lynda Chenery, 51, both from Dickleburgh in Norfolk, were unanimously found guilty of fraudulent trading offences today (13 March) at Leeds Crown Court.
Maria Chenery-Woods, 54, and Paul Douglas, 56, entered guilty pleas earlier in the process.
The four defendants ran multi-million-pound limited company TQ Tickets, which they used to purchase hundreds of tickets for events and concerts by the…