{"id":4534,"date":"2025-03-06T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-tickets-allegedly-stolen-in-600k-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:10:04","slug":"taylor-swift-eras-tour-tickets-allegedly-stolen-in-600k-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-tickets-allegedly-stolen-in-600k-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets Allegedly Stolen In $600K Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tM<\/span>embers of a \u201ccybercrime crew\u201d stole more than 900 tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and other events and then resold them for more $635,000 in illegal profit, New York prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to prosecutors, the tickets were stolen by two employees at a third-party contractor for StubHub in Jamaica called Sutherland, who then emailed them to New York co-conspirators who resold them for a windfall.<\/p>\n

\n\tTyrone Rose<\/strong>, 20, of Jamaica, and Shamara P. Simmons<\/strong>, 31, of Queens, were arrested over the alleged scheme last week on charges of grand larceny, computer tampering and conspiracy, according to a statement Monday by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese defendants tried to use the popularity of Taylor Swift\u2019s concert tour and other high-profile events to profit at the [expense] of others,\u201d Katz said. \u201cThey allegedly exploited a loophole through an offshore ticket vendor to steal tickets to the biggest concert tour of the last decade and then resold those seats for an extraordinary profit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift\u2019s Eras Tour wrapped in December with a record-shattering haul of more than $2 billion in face-value ticket sales over a two-year run. The unprecedented demand for the tickets led to a disastrous presale in November 2022 and then created an infamously pricey resale market \u2014 much of which was driven by individual fans rather than sophisticated scalpers.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to prosecutors, Rose and an unnamed accomplice used their positions at Sutherland in Jamaica to access a restricted area of StubHub\u2019s network that\u2019s used to house URLs for event tickets that have already been sold. The pair then allegedly re-directed those tickets to Simmons and another unnamed accomplice, who posted the tickets to StubHub and resold them for profit.<\/p>\n

\n\tStubHub is not accused of any wrongdoing. In a statement, the company\u2019s chief legal officer, Mark Streams, said that when it uncovered the scheme, it promptly reported it to Sutherland and to law enforcement: \u201cThe individuals involved, employees of [Sutherland], exploited a system vulnerability to fraudulently resell tickets,\u201d he said. \u201cThey were swiftly identified and terminated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tStreams said the company had replaced or refunded all affected orders, and had also strengthened its security protocols to avoid future scams. StubHub has also since ended its relationship with Sutherland, the company said.<\/p>\n

\n\tSutherland, which is also not accused of any wrongdoing, did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough the \u201cmajority\u201d of the stolen tickets were for stops on Swift\u2019s Eras Tour, Rose and Simmons also allegedly stole tickets to Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the US Open Tennis Championships.<\/p>\n

\n\tRose and Simmons were arrested Thursday and charged with grand larceny in the second degree, computer tampering in the first degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree and computer tampering in the fourth degree. Each faces a maximum sentence of three to 15 years in prison if convicted of the top count. The pair could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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