Mass. AG Investigates Failed Boston IndyCar Race

BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Massachusetts officials have issued subpoenas as they investigate why an IndyCar race pulled out of Boston before it even began.

State Attorney General Maura Healey has subpoenaed documents from the defunct Boston Grand Prix and the national IndyCar organization. Healey wants to know where millions of dollars in ticket sales and sponsor fees went.

The race was scheduled to be held Labor Day weekend, but organizers cancelled it in April. The race ran into public opposition and a wavering commitment from local leaders.

"No company in Massachusetts is allowed to market a major event, sell tickets to thousands of people, and then pull up stakes without giving people back the money they are owed," said Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, spokeswoman for Maura Healey. "Consumers were promised a quick refund, but were instead left high and dry."

Grand Prix and IndyCar officials met at Healey's office Wednesday. Healey says she will sue unless Grand Prix organizers disclose by June 27 how they will refund ticketholders.

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