Former Des Moines Sports Talker Marty Tirrell Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge

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Former CUMULUS Sports KBGG-A (1700 THE CHAMP), BIRACH Sports KXLQ-A (1490 THE JOCK),  iHEARTMEDIA Sports KXNO-A, and MEDIACOM/DES MOINES host MARTY TIRRELL has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in federal court, reports the DES MOINES REGISTER. TIRRELL took a plea deal on FRIDAY (12/8) and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison when he is sentenced at an APRIL 7th hearing; nine other counts were dismissed.

TIRRELL was indicted in FEBRUARY (NET NEWS 2/14) on federal charges he scammed at least eight victims out of $1.5 million in a sports ticket reselling scheme, promising investors he could buy tickets at a discount and resell them for a profit. The federal charges alleged that after TIRRELL initially paid his investors back, he began to use their money for personal items or to pay back other investors, sending bad checks and false wire transfer information to investors who complained.

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