Texan class-action lawyer, Jim Moriarty, is representing the 400 victims.
He also has his legal sights set on the London-based touts allegedly behind the scam, the US Olympic Committee and the official US provider of Beijing tickets, JetSet/CoSport.
Mr. Moriarty said, “The ultimate bad guys are the crooks in England and then the people that aided and facilitated their fraud and that clearly goes back directly to the IOC.”
Mr. Moriarty was also one of the victims of the ticket scam.
The 62-year-old lawyer lost $US12,000 ($14,235) in the ticket scam.
Mr. Moriarty said his lawsuits also would likely reveal why sports fans and the families of athletes were unable to secure tickets through the official Olympic ticket suppliers.
Many victims were told official ticket supplies were sold out despite plenty of vacant seats visible during the TV broadcast of the Olympics.
Source: News.com.au, Australia
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