Sensitive, personal information given away with Three Rivers Festival items bid on for $16

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – A member of the 21Alive News team got much more than she bargained for when she bid on items from the now-defunct Three Rivers Festival.

Assignment Editor Maureen Mespell, a Fort Wayne native, decided to take a look at items available to bid on after the festival filed for bankruptcy in April. As someone who crafts as a hobby, a large paper cutter in one of the lots caught her eye.

“I know those are not cheap, so I thought, ‘Oh, you know, I’ll bid on that and see what happens,’” Mespell said…

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