Ticket Touts Jailed for Defrauding Fans of Major Artists

Four individuals sentenced for operating a £6.5m fraudulent ticket resale scheme exploiting fans of Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, and others.

Maria Chenery-Woods, dubbed the 'Ticket Queen,' received a four-year prison sentence.
The fraudulent operation involved reselling tickets at up to 500% above face value.
Touts used deceitful tactics, including fake identities and speculative selling.
Secondary ticketing platforms like Viagogo were complicit in the scheme.
This case marks the second major prosecution by National Trading Standards in recent years.