Junkie Raised Cash In Wireless Festival Ticket Scam

Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z

A drug-addict got involved in a ticketing scam which ripped-off fans expecting to see and hear acts including Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake at the Wireless Festival.

Harriet Cooper, 25, of St. Peter's Church, London Road, Kingston-upon-Thames and her boyfriend orchestrated the scheme from his Bournemouth flat in Argyll Road.

She pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates Court to four counts of fraud by selling batches of invalid tickets worth £800; £120; £135 and £180 via Gumtree on May 24, 2013 for the event in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The court heard heroin addict Cooper met her boyfriend while receiving treatment for alcoholism and was under his influence at the time of the event.

She is now four months pregnant, jobless, living in a hostel and on a prescription for her addiction.

Cooper was placed on probation for twelve months, which includes a three-month drug rehabilitation requirement.

She was also ordered to pay each of the four victims £20 compensation.