Accountant Caught Scalping U.S. Open Tix

Submitted by Jorina Fontelera on Tue, 09/07/2010 - 12:01

Long Island accountant Marvin Schaffer was arrested for scalping U.S. Open tickets near the will-call booth at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium on Aug. 31.

Queens prosecutors told the New York Daily News on Sept. 2 that at the time of his arrest, Schaffer had 339 U.S. Open tickets worth $10,000 on him -- four tickets in his pockets and 335 more in a black handbag.

According to the Daily News, a search of Schaffer's BMW turned up 20 United States Tennis Association parking permits and 28 permits for New York Jets games. Schaffer did not have a license to resell tickets and faces up to 180 days in jail if convicted. Alex Bateman, Schaffer’s lawyer, told the Daily News that "this is all a case of a big misunderstanding” and predicted that the case would be thrown out but did not provide an explanation as to why.

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