Couple swindled people out of thousands for fake music concert, deputies say
Phillip Bradley (left), Evelyn Bradley (right)
Photographer: Polk County Sheriff's Office
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Posted: 11/20/2012
LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland couple is in jail accused of scamming investors out of tens of thousands of dollars for a promised "star-studded concert".
Deputies say Phillip Bradley, 46, and Evelyn Bradley, 36, claimed to be setting up an October concert featuring pop stars "Nicki Minaj" and "Drake" at Simmers-Young Park in Winter Haven.
Phillip set up a fake business and website and then swindled three people out of $36,000 for promotion, according to a statement. But undercover detectives caught on.
“The world's biggest artists, coming to play in a public park? We know that's not happening. As a result, we wrapped them up and put them in jail," one officer said.
Both suspects have a history of fraud, including cases in Wisconsin.
They're now facing five felony charges in Florida.
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