Pittsburgh police have arrested four men believed to be part of a New York-based counterfeit ticket ring after a monthlong investigation of the sale of bogus Penguins playoff tickets.
A police report said plainclothes detectives were assigned to “saturate the Downtown area” after a “recent surge” in counterfeit tickets.
The four men, all from New York, were charged with offenses including forgery, theft by deception and trademark counterfeiting. Police also seized 52 counterfeit tickets and more than $2,000 in cash.
City police spokeswoman Sonya Toler said the investigation began in early May, after people started complaining that they had purchased counterfeit tickets.