Maria Chenery-Woods, known as 'Ticket Queen', jailed for fleecing Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga fans

Maria Chenery-Woods, also known as the "Ticket Queen", was involved in selling tickets at high prices. She was caught and sentenced to four years in prison for being greedy and taking advantage of fans who wanted to see their favorite artists. She sold tickets for shows like Paul Weller and Little Mix at prices up to 500% higher than their original cost. This made people who wanted to see their music idols feel exploited. One time, during a Skype conversation, Paul Douglas, a person involved in the scheme, called a customer who bought tickets for a Harry Potter show at a much higher price, "another idiot". Maria Chenery-Woods responded by saying that it was not unusual. This shows that they were not concerned about ripping off customers. The company Viagogo, where these individuals were operating, claimed to cooperate with authorities when investigations were carried out. Ed Sheeran's team took action against ticket touts after Viagogo was found selling tickets to charity concerts he performed in 2017. This led to successful prosecutions against ticket touts, including the "Ticket Queen" case. In this case, Maria Chenery-Woods and Paul Douglas were found guilty of fraudulent trading. They were sentenced to prison time and banned from being company directors for several years. This case, along with previous successful prosecutions, aims to protect music fans and set a precedent in the live music industry to prevent ticket touting.