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At face value definitely seems like it should be civil, not criminal although I know that components of the "ticketing" business, like scalping tickets on event
by aresant 17y ago
At face value definitely seems like it should be civil, not criminal although I know that components of the "ticketing" business, like scalping tickets on event sites, can be criminal offenses set state-by-state.
- wgj 17y ago"indicted by a federal grand jury on charges..." and "surrendered Monday to the FBI" definitely make this sound like a criminal case. I agree though, I wouldn't have thought much about automated purchasing being a federal crime.
- aaronblohowiak 17y agoIt is the circumventing of security methods and the wire fraud that are FBI issues, not the automation of purchasing.