US gov’t sues California ticket broker over ‘depriving’ fans with $120m resale scheme
Prosecutors allege REPS & Co. violated security measures to snap up 18.5 million tickets for acts including Beyoncé and Post Malone
News By Hanna Ellington | 19 October 2026
The US government is suing a California ticket broker for allegedly violating federal laws with an 18.5 million-ticket scheme that made the company over $120 million (€107m).
In the suit, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that San Diego-based REPS & Company and three of its employees violated the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act and the FTC Act by circumventing “security measures, access control systems, or other technological controls” on platforms including Ticketmaster and AXS.
It continues that, between January 2022…
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