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SEC settles $27 million fraud case against Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland — along with two companies he founded, a former senior executive, and a former contractor — agreed to settle charges arising out of “an extensive, multi-year offering fraud” that raised at least $27.4 million from over 100 investors…
Two Fyre Festival attendees awarded $5 million in lawsuit
Whether McFarland, who pled guilty to wire fraud and has been arrested since on more fraud changes (and is being sued by other Fyre attendees), has any money to pay them, remains to be seen.
Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland arrested again for allegedly selling fake tickets
The founder of the disastrous Fyre Festival already pled guilty to wire fraud, and his troubles are far from over.
documentary series about Fyre Festival debacle coming to Hulu
The documentary series, which is set to premiere in 2019, will be a “cautionary tale for the millennial generation about the corruptive power of ambition, social media and instant gratification in the digital age.”
Fyre Festival organizer, who spent $150K on a yacht for Blink-182, pleads guilty to wire fraud
Billy McFarland, the organizer behind the disaster that was last year’s supposedly luxe, beachside Fyre Festival, has plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud charges in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday (3/6). Maybe if he hadn’t spent $150K on a yacht for Blink-182 (and nearly $20K on towels) things might have gone differently.
Full Moon Fest 2017 in pics (Vic Mensa, Kelela, Connan Mockasin, more)
“Boutique” music festival Full Moon returned to Governors Island with an eclectic lineup that included Vic Mensa, Kelela, Connan Mockasin, Abra, TOPS, Awesome Tapes From Africa, and others.
Fyre Festival organizer arrested for fraud
The saga of the disastrous Fyre Festival continues, with organizer Billy McFarland’s arrest in Manhattan for wire fraud.
Fyre Festival hit with $100 million lawsuit, offering option for VIP passes to next year's fest instead of refunds
The lawsuit seeks a minimum of $100 million.
luxury Fyre Festival in Bahamas this weekend "postponed" amid chaos
Fyre Festival, a luxury destination festival set for this weekend in the Bahamas (co-created by Ja Rule) was supposed to be a “cultural moment created from a blend of music, art and food” with performances from Blink-182, Disclosure, Migos, Rae Sremmurd, Skepta, Pusha-T and more. What attendees arrived to on Thursday (4/27) was, according to reports, chaos.
