Authorities claim an Alpharetta man sold dozens of people in the state false Masters Tournament tickets, University of Georgia football tickets, and other merchandise.
According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, Matthew Timothy Neet, 42, was detained last week after he allegedly extorted at least 30 Georgians into paying for fake cards that cost more than$ 1.3 million. Neet usually advertised the reservations online, representatives said.
” The problem is those reservations not existed”, the coroner’s office said. ” Upon further investigation into Mr. Neet, it was revealed this is n’t his first scam”.
Neet was charged with fraud by change after being extradited from Louisiana, where he supposedly sold bogus tickets to a Taylor Swift music, an analyst told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The singer’s Eras Tour performance took place in October at the New Orleans ‘ Caesars Superdome.
According to representatives, Neet also has maintains pending from several other law enforcement agencies.
In August, an arrest warrant from Gwinnett County police accused Neet of “deceptively” selling$ 7, 200 of Masters tickets he did n’t have to Blue Frog LLC, a general contractor in Suwanee. Prior to the renowned Augusta competition, the alleged theft occurred in February.
Neet reportedly started selling fake sports cards to all UGA home and away matches in August 2023, despite the fact that the inspector claimed he had heard of reports of scams dating back to 2013.
In June, Neet is accused of selling$ 4, 700 worth of fake UGA tickets to an sport coach in Gray, according to an arrest warrant from the sheriff’s office. Neet not received the coach season tickets and the Clemson, Alabama, and Texas games, according to the inspector.
According to the sheriff’s business, Neet is also accused of brokering false area offers in the Atlanta region.
According to officials, he was denied relationship because of the agency holds he had against him and his potential for more crimes.
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