The Brief
- A Dallas man was sentenced to 75 months in prison for a $1.1M concert ticket investment scam.
- Prosecutors say he used investor funds for personal expenses instead of major artist events.
- He must repay nearly $1.2M to 17 victims harmed by the fraud.
DALLAS – A Dallas man has been sentenced to prison for scamming investors out of $1.1 million meant for Tyler, the Creator, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé and other high-profile artists’ concerts.
Promotion scammer sentenced
What we know:
Carlos Desean Goodspeed, 45, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for wire fraud by United States District Judge Ed Kinkeade on Feb. 18. Goodspeed had been indicted in 2024 and pleaded guilty to the charge in October.
Kinkeade also ordered Goodspeed to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution to 17 victims of the fraud scheme.…