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On 17 August, Pat Hickey, the OCI president, was arrested in Rio in connection with the investigation. [3] A Brazilian judge remanded him in custody after concluding Hickey was a flight risk, and citing previous experience of then THG CEO James Sinton being investigated in relation to a 2014 FIFA World Cup ticket scam, being granted bail, leaving Brazil and never returning to face justice.
Whether you're attending a sporting event, like a baseball game, or a concert, there are countless ways to find tickets online. "I'm afraid to buy from people on the street," he said, "because I'm ...
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Prosecutors said a man took around $100,000 from victims over three years, including for one of the biggest sports nights Milwaukee has ever seen.
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On 5 August 2016, the Greek team in the Olympic village reported to officials that many personal items had been stolen from their rooms in the Olympic village including mobile phones, clothes and medical equipment. [64] On 12 August 2016, an athlete had $20,000 stolen by an Olympic Village employee. The worker was arrested and the money ...
IN FOCUS: Someone on your social media has tickets to a massive gig but they can’t make it any more – seems legit. Except, in Kate Solomon’s case it wasn’t, and revealed a new frontier of ...
Many such scams are run by British ticket touts, though they may base their operations in other countries. [10] A prime example was the global 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ticket fraud run by US-registered "Xclusive Leisure and Hospitality", sold through a professionally designed website with the name "Beijing 2008 Ticketing". [11]