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An Indian American businessman based in Atlanta has been arrested for duping Super Bowl fans by selling them tickets but failing to deliver them.

The 48-year-old Ketan Shah, from Lawrenceville in the Atlanta area, has been arrested with charges of swindling many Super Bowl fans in a well-thought-out ticket scam. Shah promised to sell tickets to buyers but failed to deliver them at all.

Shah was arrested on Tuesday at the Pechanga Casino and Resort in Temecula, California, according to police.

Shah, a resident of Georgia’s Gwinett County, was wanted by police in a $1 million Super Bowl scam. He was reported missing since the incident and a casino worker in California, who recognized him helped in his arrest.

As soon as the news came out and investigations began, Shah was reported missing and was traveling to different places. He is said to have gone to Las Vegas, Florida, Alabama, New Mexico and then disappeared again before being arrested at the casino.

Shah has been charged with felony theft by conversion. In the scam, he was able to dupe about half a dozen people who were offered to be sold Super Bowl tickets. Interestingly, according to the police, amongst the people whom Shah offered to sell the tickets at $5,000 each was Shah’s own mother.

The casino worker is said to have recognized Shah from a news story he saw on TV. Shah’s actions also turned out to be distrustful when he was found spending on costly gifts for the woman he was with.

Currently, Shah is in detention in California and he will be deported back to Gwinnett County.

Shah is a director of the Georgia Indo American Chamber of Commerce. The chamber has since then suspended Shah from its board of directors, according to a statement posted on the website earlier this week.

-Sowmya Sangam