Mead pled guilty in June to the accusation of planning to breach CrowdSurge’s computer network. Now, he faces a year of supervised release and a forfeiture of $67,970, or approximately £52,000.
Executives at Ticketmaster had requested that Mead provide “competitive intelligence” about the company, according to court documents submitted in a US state.
Ticketmaster – which describes itself as the world’s biggest entertainment ticketing platform – did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment.
Another former Ticketmaster executive, Zeeshan Zaidi, also pleaded guilty to fraud charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and wire fraud in 2019. He is yet to be sentenced.
Mead was ordered to reimburse Ticketmaster for the pay increase he received after leaving CrowdSurge, in addition to the amount he was given back when he left the company.
“We are providing consular assistance to a British man in the US and are in contact with the local authorities,” a Foreign Office spokesperson told the BBC.
