PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Two Providence men were arrested Friday morning in connection to a federal investigation involving a multi-year ticket fraud scheme.
According to the Rhode Island State Police, Jose Cabezudo, 33, and Moises Carrasco, 29, were arrested Friday on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, six counts of Wire Fraud and two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft.
Per federal arrest warrants obtained by NBC 10, Cabezudo and Carrasco are accused of running a social media account called “Supaa Tickets” that offered discounted tickets to numerous eastern Tennessee attractions, including amusement parks in Pigeon Forge.
The indictment alleges the two men were involved in the scheme from July 2022 to about April 2026.
There is a Facebook page called “Supaa Tickets” with more than 2.2 thousand followers that claims the tickets are from a verified ticket seller in Tennessee….
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