Seventh-Inning Stretch · Off the Bench
Tickets Out the Back Door
United States v. Bruce Lee (2021)
Charge: Wire fraud - ticket broker reselling thousands of improperly created ballpark ticketsCourt: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisDocket: Off the Bench
Did the broker knowingly take part in a scheme to defraud the club by reselling tickets created without payment?
The facts
A ticket broker worked with two employees in a big-league club's ticket office. Prosecutors said the employees created thousands of tickets the club never sold, and the broker resold them online through a resale marketplace. The scheme brought in about $1 million. The two employees pleaded guilty; the broker went to trial.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: United States v. Bruce Lee, U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill.; jury verdict Oct. 2021; sentenced Feb. 15, 2022
Read more at chicagojournal.com. The source reveals the outcome.