Two Charged with Stealing 900 Eras Tour Tickets, Worth Over $600K

Two individuals, Tyrone Rose and Shamara Simmons, have been charged with stealing and reselling over 900 concert tickets, primarily from Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, generating an estimated profit of $635,000. The Queens District Attorney's Office alleges that Rose, who worked for an offshore contractor for StubHub, exploited a system vulnerability to intercept ticket URLs and reroute them to Simmons and another accomplice. The duo faces charges including grand larceny and computer tampering, with potential sentences of three to 15 years in prison. The scheme, which operated from June 2022 to July 2023, also involved tickets for other high-profile events, such as concerts by Adele and Ed Sheeran, as well as major sporting events. StubHub has since terminated its contract with the third-party provider involved and strengthened its security measures to prevent future incidents. Prosecutors continue to investigate the extent of the operation and any additional participants.