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‘Wiseguy’ Owners Admit Guilt in Springsteen Ticket Scalping Scam
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Two men pleaded guilty to using illegal computer tactics to buy and resell more than 1 million choice seats for events for events such as Bruce Springsteen concerts and the Rose Bowl football game.
Kenneth Lowson, 41, and Kristofer Kirsch, 37, admitted in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, that they made more than $25 million in profit by illegally cutting ahead of the public to buy premium seats through Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and other vendors.