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Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift concerts, prosecutors say
A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events.
The international scam involved people working in Jamaica for a firm contracted by the online ticket marketplace, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Monday. The majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift’s Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Rose, 20, was among those in Jamaica who re-directed purchased tickets to the emails of Simmons, 31, and another accomplice based in the New York City borough of Queens, according to prosecutors.
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