The FTC is taking aim against ticket resale sites, claiming that they used illegal methods to obtain and resell concert tickets.

Amid intense ticket-price scrutiny – and a DOJ antitrust action against Live Nation – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is officially suing several alleged scalpers under the BOTS Act. The FTC submitted the high-stakes complaint to a Maryland federal court today,

Toni Bowick buys tickets to an Atlanta Braves game through Ticketmaster but then can’t access them before the event. Ticketmaster claims she doesn’t have an account. And then it keeps

Ticketmaster soon signed deals with the Forum, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Long Beach Arena and concert promoter Avalon Attractions. Ticketmaster acquired its chief rival, Ticketron, in 1991.

Opinion: Former Deputy Associate Attorney General Brian Pandya explains why the DOJ and FTC agreeing to cap the price of resale tickets would hurt their case proving Ticketmaster is cornering the live event market.

FTC alleges the defendants have bypassed Ticketmaster's protections and purchased hundreds of thousands of tickets to resell at a significant markup The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker operation for allegedly using unlawful tactics to exceed ticket purchasing limits for many popular events,