'Fyre Festival’s Founder Is Out of Prison, Launching New
Is Out of Prison, Launching New
Billy McFarland,
convicted felon and founder of the infamous 2017 Fyre Festival, is back with a new venture
” He then
flips a whiteboard to reveal a treasure map taped to the other side and says
“This time,
everybody’s invited,” he adds, before ripping the treasure map from the whiteboard to reveal
The video
has since been removed from TikTok, though it remains available to watch on YouTube Shorts
No additional
information on the venture is known at this time, and representatives for McFarland declined to
But when
attendees arrived on the island, they discovered the event was a sham
In addition
to the Fyre Festival fraud, McFarland also pleaded guilty to charges in a subsequent ticket-selling
In addition
to his prison sentence, McFarland was ordered to pay roughly $26 million in restitution for his
In addition
to his criminal victims, McFarland also owes nearly $11 million to the creditors of Fyre Festival
4 million judgement
is owed to the state by the now defunct Fyre Media Inc
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