UK ticket touts jailed in ‘significant milestone’
Four people have been jailed for using deceitful and fraudulent tactics to purchase and resell tickets at hugely inflated prices
News By Lisa Henderson | 17 May 2024
Four people have been jailed for using fraudulent tactics to purchase and resell hundreds of tickets at hugely inflated prices for events and concerts such as Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga.
Maria Chenery-Woods (54), Mark Woods (60), Lynda Chenery (51) and Paul Douglas (56) – all from Norfolk – were sentenced to a combined total of six years and five months imprisonment at Leeds Crown Court, earlier today (17 May).
The four defendants ran multi-million-pound limited company TQ Tickets, which they used to purchase hundreds of tickets…
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