The Toronto Police Service is updating the public on an additional arrest made and new charges laid in a fraudulent ticket scam investigation.

See excerpt below from previous release on Monday, November 25, 2024:

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It is alleged that:

the accused, while using the alias of ‘Denise Blackhawk’ on Facebook Marketplace, offered tickets for the Taylor Swift concerts being held in Toronto
the accused provided various dates and seat locations for the concerts
once a price was agreed upon, victims sent e-transfers to the accused for full payment of the tickets
some of these tickets were purchased in August 2023 when the concert tickets first became available
the accused advised the victims that tickets would not be released until days prior to the concert
on the day of the concert, victims found that the tickets had not been transferred to their accounts
when victims requested their money back, the accused alleged that the money was gone
twenty-eight victims paid for fraudulent tickets with a value of just under $70,000
On Monday, November 25, 2024, Denise Tisor, of Burlington, was arrested and charged with:

Fraud Over $5,000
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Thirty-two counts of Fraud Under $5,000
Thirty-two counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
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On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the following additional charges were laid against Denise Tisor, 44, of Burlington:

Fraud Over $5,000
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Eight counts of Fraud Under $5,000
Eight counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
She is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 201.

Additionally, David Lloyd Blake, 56, of Burlington, has also been arrested and charged with:

Nineteen counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 201.

Police believe there may be more victims. Toronto Police Service is working with the Halton Regional Police Service on this ongoing investigation.

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