Columbus woman indicted on bid-rigging scheme

COLUMBUS — A Columbus woman has been charged in connection with her alleged role in a bid-rigging scheme that artificially inflated prices in online auctions, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday.

“Going once, going twice – going to court!” Yost said. “When sellers plant fake bidders to drive up prices, that’s not smart business. It’s criminal behavior.”

A Franklin County grand jury indicted Lindsay Klein, also known as Lindsay Leslie, on one count each of price fixing, bid rigging and telecommunications fraud and two counts of identity fraud.

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