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07/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/27/2026 12:07

Elite Events - Ticket broker Elite Events and its operators will pay $300,000 in civil penalties to resolve FTC allegations that the firm purchased millions of dollars’ worth[...]

Last Updated
July 27, 2026
Case Status
Pending
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Elite Events and Tickets, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, also d/b/a smartscalpers.com; Kevin W. McKerley, individually and as an officer and manager of Elite Events and Tickets, LLC; and Aaron L. Fera, individually and as an officer and manager of Elite Events and Tickets, LLC, Defendants.
Federal Court
Southern District of Georgia

Case Summary

Ticket broker Elite Events and its operators will pay $300,000 in civil penalties to resolve FTC allegations that the firm purchased millions of dollars' worth of tickets to high-demand events by illegally circumventing measures designed to limit the number of tickets that can be purchased to a single event.

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