Festival Marketed to Rich Millennials Turns out to Be a Horrifying Scam for Millions of Dollars

McFarland Goes To Jail

In March 2018, almost a year after the debacle, Billy McFarland plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud for the Fyre Festival disaster. He scammed investors, ticket vendors, and their contracted services in an attempt to pocket $26 million for himself. Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey Berman called his actions a “disturbing pattern of deception.” What he did was unthinkableâ€¦

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.