DOJ and FTC Sue Ticket Broker REPS Over Alleged $120M Scalping Scheme

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against REPS, alleging the firm illegally purchased 18.5 million tickets using bots to resell them at inflated prices.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 15 Oct 2026 · updated 22d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 15 Oct 2026. Billboard published first, on 15 October at 22:22 UTC; Rolling Stone followed 1h 38m later. The most recent article, from Stereogum, appeared on 16 October at 14:49 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Billboard, Rolling Stone, Quartz, Stereogum.

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