Was Alleged Scammer Scammed?; Accused in Hip-Hop Concert Ticket Fraud, Charles Warthan Claims He's Also a Scam Victim

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One of the suspects in a R&B concert scam that left hundreds of Dubuque-area residents with tickets to a bogus show claims he also was scammed.

In two hand-written letters sent recently to a Dubuque County judge, 30-year-old Charles L. Warthan, of Chattanooga, Tenn., said he isn't getting a fair shake in the investigation into the scam that forced local organizers to cancel the Y105 Summer Jam after learning they were bilked by a slick promoter.

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Was Alleged Scammer Scammed?; Accused in Hip-Hop Concert Ticket Fraud, Charles Warthan Claims He's Also a Scam Victim

"I truly have been scammed as well, thinking that I was working for a legit promotion company by the name of Absolute Entertainment," Warthan wrote in a letter addressed to Dubuque Count...

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