New York – Authorities say police have arrested nearly two dozen people on charges of selling fake tickets to two of New York City’s biggest tourist attractions.
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The vendors allegedly sold unsuspecting tourists tickets to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Police say the tickets actually were for ferries around New York Harbor that made no stops.
Police say some of the ticket hawkers were parolees with a history of serious crimes.
Authorities say the vendors face charges of fraudulent accosting.
The New York Times says the vendors worked for five different companies contracted to sell tickets for boat operators offering tours of the harbor. Police say three of the businesses were run by parolees.
When will society learn…why can’t we give these police and fbi guys a break…its Always something….sheesh
Wow! This is really interesting to hear! A few weeks ago, I went with my family on the Staten Island Ferry. Before we went onto the ferry, there were vendors aggressively trying to sell us tickets for the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. They were being extremely pushy and aggressive, and kept sticking the tickets into our faces while trying to sell them to us. I thought then that they must be getting good commissions… But now I see what that was all about!
see this in downtown NYC all the time. i thought they were just aggressive against Euro tourists. turns out they were scammers!
Yes, why did it take so long to crack down. The problem was well known for years.