The FTC lawsuit over alleged ticket scalping for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is based on the 2016 BOTS Act law sponsored by Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran.

The Federal Trade Commission accused a Pikesville-based ticket broker in a lawsuit of using thousands of fake names, credit cards and SIM cards buy up Taylor Swift tickets and resell them.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against a ticket broker, alleging the company used illegal tactics to exceed purchasing limits for popular events and then resold tickets ...