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Would you trust this man to sell you Super Bowl tickets on the Internet?
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:05:38 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: April 26, 2006 12:15:24 AM EDT To: undisclosed-recipient:;Subject: Would you trust this man to sell you Super Bowl tickets on the Internet?
Would you trust this man to sell you Super Bowl tickets on the Internet? Enough people did. That's why Michael Deppe is facing charges that he bilked them and others out of $370,000. By Connie Paige, Globe Correspondent | April 23, 2006 The New England Patriots were three days away from the Super Bowl. But, for about 10 fans, the suspense was not at the stadium in Jacksonville but at the airport in Orlando. They each had shelled out about $7,500 for a pair of seats to last year's game through a dealer they found on the Internet. The tickets, they say, were supposed to have been sent to their homes but never arrived. So, they flew in on faith, relying on assurances from the young ticket-seller that he would have the tickets at the airport. Now, at a Hertz counter, they had cornered the 20-year-old man just in from Boston who had their cash and, they hoped, their tickets. When the seller tried to put them off, one of the buyers called the police on a cellphone. An officer arrived but refused to make an arrest, saying the seller had until the start of the game to deliver the tickets. Then, in a twist that stunned the angry crowd, the young man turned to the officer and asked for protection. She shooed away the buyers, and the man drove off in his rental car. Another close call for Michael R. Deppe. Tomorrow, the resident, at various times, of Stow, Shrewsbury, Marlborough, and Hudson is scheduled to go on trial in US District Court in Worcester. He is accused of failing to deliver to 68 people goods worth $370,000 in Internet-related transactions. Among the witnesses may be a woman who was among those left standing at the Hertz counter 14 months ago. Deppe faces six charges of fraud stemming from the Super Bowl incident. He has pleaded guilty to 10 other federal charges involving merchandise sold over the Internet. Neither he nor his lawyer, Steven Rappaport of Lowell, would talk about the case for this story. ...http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/04/23/ would_you_trust_this_man_to_sell_you_super_bowl_tickets_on_the_internet/
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