Billy McFarland

American con artist (born 1991)

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William Zervakos McFarland is an American businessman whose enterprises have been characterized by fraud. He has served time in prison for financial crimes related to Fyre Festival, having defrauded investors of $27.4 million. Vanity Fair describes him as "the poster boy for millennial scamming".

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Billy McFarland Wants to Replace Ja Rule With 50 Cent for Fyre Festival 2 Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland is guaranteeing Part II will be everything the initial event was supposed to be, but thinks some tweaks in the entertainment department are due ... so he's asking.. TMZ.com - Published on September 13, 2024
DNC Rips Donald Trump For Working with Fyre Fest's Billy McFarland The Democratic National Committee is taking shots at Donald Trump for working with Fyre Festival honcho Billy McFarland, saying convicted felons flock together. Here's the deal ... Rolling Stone.. TMZ.com - Published on July 9, 2024
TMZ TV Recap: The Rock's Catchphrases, Lil Wayne Lakers, Billy McFarland Another weekend is coming to a close, and a new week is among us ... and we talked about a lot on TV. Starting out with "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles discussed the disaster seen 'round the world --.. TMZ.com - Published on March 3, 2024

Billy McFarland Offers 'Wonka' Organizers Second Chance at Fyre Festival II The team behind the viral, and failed, Willy Wonka experience has some making up to do, and Billy McFarland -- a guy who's very familiar with that situation -- wants to give them a shot at getting it.. TMZ.com - Published on March 1, 2024
Fyre Fest Founder Billy McFarland Says Pre-Sale for Sequel Is Worth $110M Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is proving folks can't resist a good comeback ... 'cause the pre-sale for the sequel to his infamous music event has made him a boatload of cash! Billy boasted.. TMZ.com - Published on February 29, 2024
Fyre Fest's Billy McFarland Says New Festival Already Selling Out Tickets Calling it a comeback is an understatement, but Fyre Fest founder Billy McFarland is actually selling out tickets for a sequel to that infamous flop ... and he's telling us how he's pulling it off... TMZ.com - Published on August 22, 2023

Fyre Festival Creator, Andy King Reunite to Sell Cheese Sandwiches for Charity Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland is getting back into the cheese sandwich game -- but don't worry, these won't come in styrofoam while you're getting screwed out of a concert in the Bahamas... TMZ.com - Published on March 2, 2023
Fyre Fest Founder Apologizes to Bahamas After Government Says He’s Not Welcome Billy McFarland, the man behind the infamous Fyre Festival, is apologizing to the Bahamas for the project gone wrong ... and he says he wants to right his wrongs. Billy fired off an apology letter to.. TMZ.com - Published on November 15, 2022
Fyre Fest Founder Billy McFarland Teases New Project, Festival After Prison Billy McFarland, the man behind the infamous Fyre Festival, has a new project on the horizon ... and it might be similar to what got him in so much trouble in the first place. Billy posted a teaser.. TMZ.com - Published on October 24, 2022
Fyre Festival Honcho Billy McFarland Living in Prison Halfway House Billy McFarland -- co-founder of the notorious Fyre Festival -- may be out of his cell, but he's got a lot to complete before he's a totally free man, including a mental health program and some bills.. TMZ.com - Published on May 28, 2022

Fyre Festival Organizer Billy McFarland Released From Prison Billy McFarland, the man behind the infamous Fyre Festival, has been released from prison early ... but he's not completely free just yet. Billy was sprung on March 30, 2020, and was transferred to.. TMZ.com - Published on May 18, 2022