Owner Evans's THG Linked With Rio Touting Arrests
Monday, 8th Aug 2016 23:26

A man reported to be a director of Town owner Marcus Evans’s THG Sports hospitality company and an interpreter have been arrested at the Rio Olympics for the alleged illegal sale of tickets.

Brazilian police seized more than 1,000 tickets which they allege were being offered for sale at prices significantly above face value for sought-after events, including last Friday's opening ceremony.

Kevin James Mallon, who the police say is a director of THG, reportedly faces charges of false marketing, associating with criminals and touting, while translator Barbara Carnieri was detained on suspicion of false marketing. A request for them to be jailed while investigations continue has been approved.

The tickets bore the name of the Olympic Council of Ireland, for whom THG were the official ticketing agent at London 2012 and at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. However, THG are understood not to be their reseller for the current Games and the Olympic Council of Ireland have denied knowledge of the arrested individuals.

At this summer's European Championships in France THG were among a number of organisations UEFA said they were suing for the alleged selling of unauthorised hospitality packages, which was far from the first time companies owned by Evans have fallen foul of an international tournament organiser.

The organisers of the 2007 Rugby World Cup challenged the THG Group’s right to sell packages at their tournament without approval. They ultimately took the matter to the highest appeal court in France, which ruled in THG’s favour.

At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa an employee of THG was charged with ticket touting.

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The_Romford_Blue added 23:32 - Aug 8 Oh dear..
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Nazemariner added 00:15 - Aug 9 He's got away with it for years. There's no point worrying about it now.
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RegencyBlue added 08:35 - Aug 9 Once again the clubs name will probably get dragged through the mud because of our owners other 'business activities'.
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Ferguson added 09:36 - Aug 9 Wonder if Marcus can get me some Directors Box Seats for the local derby if I slip him some extra dosh....lol
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TractorRoyNo1 added 11:37 - Aug 9 Another embarrassing link to our great club, time to find a dodgy Chinese outfit to sell the club to ????
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bohslegend added 11:56 - Aug 9 Reports in this morning's Irish media... http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0809/807878-olympics-tickets/
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Seasider added 15:27 - Aug 9

Thank you bohslegend,the link you posted shows that Mr Evans has no respect for the official bodies of these games or the other events for which he has gained notoriety;starting in his younger days with the tennis authorities at Wimbledon I believe.

He has in the past been called a glorified ticket tout,and his employees constant actions continue to mark his companies out as ones to be avoided;so I should think that it is unlikely that the International Olympic Committee or the Council in Ireland will now put any more work his way.

His Companies(ie Marcus Evans)risk I should think of being blacklisted,by these various bodies,and it would make me concerned;but then I am not an unethical capitalist!

Pessimistic added 18:19 - Aug 10 Bohslegend has done us a real service posting this and owner Marcus Evans needs to wash his hands thoroughly after all this dirty laundry has become public knowledge.
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