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Ticket Touting Couple Faces Jail, Must Repay £3 Million

1/16/2026

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Maria Chenery-Woods and Mark Woods must repay £3 million within three months or face jail for ticket touting fraud.
Their Norfolk-based business, TQ Tickets Ltd, used fake identities to buy tickets for artists like Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga, reselling them at inflated prices.
Chenery-Woods was sentenced to four years in prison in May 2024, while Woods received a two-year suspended sentence and must complete 250 hours of unpaid work.
The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit reported that the couple profited over £9.8 million from their illegal activities.

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Maria Chenery-Woods and Mark Woods must repay £3 million within three months or face jail for ticket touting fraud.
Their Norfolk-based business, TQ Tickets Ltd, used fake identities to buy tickets for artists like Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga, reselling them at inflated prices.
Chenery-Woods was sentenced to four years in prison in May 2024, while Woods received a two-year suspended sentence and must complete 250 hours of unpaid work.
The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit reported that the couple profited over £9.8 million from their illegal activities.