Man Conned 41 People Into Paying For Super Bowl Tickets He Didn't Have

[matcom]

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HUDSON -- Joshua Tomey moved away from Boston two summers ago, but he jumped at the chance to see his old team, the New England Patriots, take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl last month.

So he plunked down $4,200 for two tickets to the Feb. 6 game, he said.

But Tomey never made it.

That's because he was one of about 41 victims of a $255,000 Internet scam, in which federal prosecutors say that Michael R. Deppe, a 20-year-old from Hudson, conned people into paying for Super Bowl tickets he never planned to deliver.

''The bottom line is, this is somebody who really doesn't care about other people," said Tomey, 28, a hotel security manager who moved from Boston to Miami in August 2003.

Deppe was charged in US District Court yesterday with 12 counts of wire fraud and four counts of mail fraud in this and an earlier alleged Internet scheme.

Deppe could not be reached yesterday at his home. His attorney, Steven Rappaport, declined to comment.

In most cases, Deppe persuaded customers to buy tickets on eBay, the popular Internet site, according to the indictment. The money for the purchases initially went into the account of a partner, a reputable seller on the site.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/31/hudson_man_charged_with_super_bowl_scam/

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1. he'll go to jail. unless, of course, he's donated big to shrub....

one question: "his partner, a reputable seller"

shouldn't that be "FORMERLY reputable"?

[jswordy]

2. matcom, I am so glad you are not toast.

LOL.

[ClintonTyree]

3. He'll get a suspended sentence, he showed that "entrepreneurship"

that Republicans love so much. Hey, a guys gotta make a living. :shrug: Caveat Emptor.