A former Iowa sports radio personality known as “The Mouth of the Midwest” has been convicted in a ticket investment scheme that defrauded millions of dollars from investors.
A federal jury in Des Moines, Iowa, US, found 65-year-old Marty Tirell guilty of 11 counts of fraud related to a ticket investment scam. Tirell, who was once a prominent sports radio host, was involved in a scheme that misled investors about high-demand event tickets, resulting in substantial financial losses.