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The new Fyre festival? Thousands turn up for ‘hoax’ Halloween parade that didn’t exist
Halloween revelers in Dublin felt trick-or-cheated after showing up in droves to a much-anticipated parade — that wasn’t actually scheduled.
Taylor Swift fans outraged over 'no effort,' profanity-laden Fyre Fest of tribute shows: 'Worst concert I have ever been to'
Australian Swifties were feeling some serious bad blood following a "bizarre" and "terrible" Taylor Swift tribute concert where performers read from cue cards and swore in front of children.
Billy McFarland sets Fyre Festival II date — with tickets as much as $1.1M
Convicted fraudster Billy McFarland has revealed Fyre Festival II is officially moving ahead -- with tickets expected to go for as much as $1.1 million.
Fraudster Billy McFarland is more than $30M in debt — but still plans Fyre Festival 2.0
The 32-year-old is currently on the hook for nearly $7 million in back taxes to the IRS, and still owes $26 million in restitution to those who were scammed into...
Billy McFarland wants to give Willy Wonka experience organizers a second chance with Fyre Festival II
They're living in a world of pure imagination.
Fyre Fest fraudster Billy McFarland sued for new $650K 'fraud,' claims he hid money from victims
Billy McFarland is being sued by a fellow former prison inmate on charges of fraud and breach after the two started a company together and McFarland allegedly used $650,000 in...
Fraudster Billy McFarland claims $500 tickets for Fyre Fest II are already sold out
Not even one day after convicted fraudster Billy McFarland announced that 100 tickets to Fyre Festival II were on sale for $499, they sold out.
Convicted con man Billy McFarland announces the return of 2017's disastrous Fyre Festival — with tickets up to $8K
"This is a big day. It has been the absolute wildest journey to get here, and it really all started during a seventh-month stint in solitary confinement," the convicted con...
Con artist Billy McFarland bags $19K to 'own up' to Fyre Fest fraud
The fraudster will be speak at Entrepreneur University's Founder Summit in Germany. Some of the fee will go towards the $26 million he owes victims.
Fyre Fest fraudster Billy McFarland is back -- and asking $1,800 an hour for 'consulting'
McFarland is marketing his services as part of the launch of his latest venture -- PYRT (pronounced "pirate").
Ex-colleagues warn against Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland's new idea
Fraudster and con artist Billy McFarland was jailed for years after his infamously disastrous music festival, and his new event idea has his old colleagues sounding the alarm.
Fyre Fest scammer reveals his latest scheme — and it's even wilder than ill-fated concert
Among other things, people might be able to pay for McFarland — who still owes $26.3 million in Fyre Festival restitution — to swim with sharks.
Fyre Festival island to be transformed into luxe, crypto-only resort
AGIA International plans to sell 60 luxe properties via a series of upcoming NFT mints on the Ethereum blockchain on the land used for Fyre Festival.
Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland celebrates prison release with cocktail party, talks next project
Billy McFarland celebrated his release from prison by throwing himself a cocktail party at a Manhattan bistro, according to a report.
Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland mulls over ways to pay $26 million to victims while in halfway house
Billy McFarland, the fraudster behind the ill-fated Fyre Festival, is out of prison but he's far from home free in his halfway house.
Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland released from prison early
Billy McFarland, the fraudster behind the Fyre Festival, was sprung from prison this spring after serving less than four years of a six-year sentence in connection with his infamous Caribbean...
Fyre Fest refuses to die: New legal woes arise with Netflix doc suit
FM2010, LLC says that it provided 16 percent of the footage for the 2019 movie called, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.
Selling LuLaRoe cost some women their homes, cars, savings & marriages
Women who once sold the leggings from cult brand LuLaRoe reveal how they were duped into a Ponzi-like scheme that preys on stay-at-home moms.
A lot of dough: 'Fyre Festival of pizza' organizer banned — must pay $300K
Ishmael Osekre was accused of scamming thousands of people into buying tickets for 2016's New York City African Food Festival and 2017's New York City Pizza and Burger Festivals.
'Fyre Festival' of overnight camps closed after 6 days of mass vomiting, fights: report
To say they did not get what they paid for is an understatement. Parents paid $3,400 to send their kids to a posh New Hampshire summer camp. Instead, their children...