The Suns aren’t done with business this offseason. After the huge Robert Sarver file, ESPN teaches us that a former franchise ticket sales executive was sentenced on Friday to one year in prison and three years probation for fraud and theft after illicitly selling more than 2,800 team tickets through a third party from 2017 to 2019.
Jeffrey Marcussen, who indeed worked for the Suns from 2004 to 2019, was thus charged in September 2020 with four offenses, after having filled out false declarations of income.
Prosecutors said Jeffrey Marcussen sold the tickets on StubHub, an online ticket sales site, without permission. The Suns do not sell tickets on this platform.
The defendant, 45, pleaded guilty in April and, as part of the settlement, agreed to pay the Suns $458,218 in restitution. ” I would like to apologize to the Phoenix Suns and all of my former colleagues within the organization I worked with for almost twenty years. I enjoyed my time with the Phoenix Suns and worked with several amazing people. This is why it was important for me to return all of my property to the organization as soon as possible. “said the convict, who also had to pay 11,818 dollars to the Arizona tax authorities, in a press release.
ESPN clarifies that this case is not related to the league’s investigation into the franchise and its owner, Robert Sarver.
It should be noted, however, that Jeffrey Marcussen’s lawyers have requested a sentence adjustment, so that their client can carry out his sentence while continuing to work.
