"The men were found to have dishonestly acquired tickets for Liverpool games and sold them at inflated prices using secondary ticket websites, before creating their own called Seatfinder UK. One of their tactics was selling affordable tickets meant for local fans for anything up to 1,000 - part of an operation which Liverpool Crown Court heard made an estimated amount of between 500,000 and 1m."
"James Johnson, 34, who also worked at the ticket office, admitted two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, suspended for two years. He must also do 150 hours of unpaid work and has an electronic curfew for two months. CPS Joseph Johnson, 42, of Chelford Road, Eccleston, admitted three counts of conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison."
Five men admitted conspiracy to commit fraud after dishonestly acquiring Liverpool match tickets and reselling them at inflated prices via secondary websites and their own operation, Seatfinder UK. The scam involved selling tickets intended for local fans for as much as £1,000, yielding an estimated £500,000–£1m. Louis James and James Johnson, both former ticket office employees, pleaded guilty; James received two years and four months and Johnson received a 21-month sentence suspended for two years with 150 hours unpaid work and a two-month electronic curfew. Joseph Johnson received four and a half years. Liam Rice and Lee Smith received two years ten months. Seatfinder UK was registered in Dubai but operated from Kirkby, Merseyside, and expanded to other Premier League clubs after 2015.
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