Former US Golf Association Employee Charged With Embezzling $3 Million in US Open Tickets

Former US Golf Association Employee Charged With Embezzling $3 Million in US Open Tickets
Tiger Woods at a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., on Aug. 11, 2015. Chris Carlson/AP Photo
Beth Brelje
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A Perkasie, Pennsylvania man is accused of embezzling over $3 million in U.S. Open tickets over seven years, selling them to ticket brokers and pocketing over $1 million.

Robert Fryer, 39, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, four counts of mail fraud, and 10 counts of wire fraud related to a scheme to embezzle and pocket fraudulent proceeds from the unauthorized sale U.S. Open tickets, acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in a statement.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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