EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted an O'Fallon man on charges of wire fraud and mail fraud for allegedly scamming people out of nearly $68,000 worth of St. Louis Cardinals playoff and World Series tickets.

According to the indictment filed in East St. Louis, 33-year-old Timothy Kebel agreed to purchase playoffs and World Series tickets on eBay during the Cardinals 2006 World Series championship drive.

After he won an auction for seats, Kebel allegedly protested to his credit card company that he didn't get the merchandise and asked for the money he spent to be refunded to his account.

Kebel is scheduled to be arraigned July 19.

Kebel could not be reached for comment Thursday.

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