Marty Tirrell facing federal fraud charges in sports ticket scheme

DES MOINES, Iowa - A former Des Moines area talk show host is accused of stealing $1-point-five million dollars from investors as a sports ticket broker.

Police say fifty-nine-year-old Marty Tirrell told investors he'd buy tickets to sporting events and then re-sell them at a profit, but didn't.

Tirrell's charged in federal court.

Tirrell is a former radio sports host on KGBB and KXNO radio stations in Des Moines.


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