Two Con-Men Got Millions out of Concert Promoters and Organizers

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Two men were arrested in New York on Thursday on suspicion of duping concert promoters out of millions by pretending to be the managers of Lady Gaga, Ke$ha and Rihanna.

Sylvester Vincent Carroll and Meceo McEaddy are accused of stealing more than $2 million by convincing promoters around the world into believing they were booking the superstars for concerts. According to the district attorney's office, the pair convinced a Brazilian event company to pay $825,000 in 2010 by using a fake email account in the name of Rihanna's manager.

They then allegedly tricked a Mexican promoter into paying for Lady Gaga to perform, and also targeted concert organizers in Long Island, New York, and Taiwan. The pair was charged with felony grand larceny and scheming to defraud in the first degree. Carroll faces an extra count of criminal tax fraud. Both men remain in custody.

Source.... http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=818840

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