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New York vendors charged with selling fake tickets to Statue of Liberty
Source: Reuters
World | Thu May 19, 2016 2:07pm EDT
New York vendors charged with selling fake tickets to Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK | BY MARCUS E. HOWARD
At least 13 New York vendors were arrested in a crackdown on selling tickets to tourists for New York Harbor boat rides that authorities said never stopped at the Statue of Liberty or nearby Ellis Island as promised, the New York Police Department said Thursday.
The vendors were charged with fraudulent accosting following an investigation that began in February into ticket-selling practices at Battery Park, a popular Lower Manhattan site where visitors can buy tickets for boat tours.
"You come up to people, you promise them one thing and you sell it to them, and it turns out not to be the case," John Miller, deputy police commissioner, said about the vendors at news conference on Wednesday.
Miller, who oversees intelligence and counterterrorism operations, said the arrested vendors, whose ages ranged from 26 to 52, had criminal records.
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New York vendors charged with selling fake tickets to Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK | BY MARCUS E. HOWARD
At least 13 New York vendors were arrested in a crackdown on selling tickets to tourists for New York Harbor boat rides that authorities said never stopped at the Statue of Liberty or nearby Ellis Island as promised, the New York Police Department said Thursday.
The vendors were charged with fraudulent accosting following an investigation that began in February into ticket-selling practices at Battery Park, a popular Lower Manhattan site where visitors can buy tickets for boat tours.
"You come up to people, you promise them one thing and you sell it to them, and it turns out not to be the case," John Miller, deputy police commissioner, said about the vendors at news conference on Wednesday.
Miller, who oversees intelligence and counterterrorism operations, said the arrested vendors, whose ages ranged from 26 to 52, had criminal records.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-tickets-idUSKCN0YA2KO
