Billy McFarland's Duped Fyre Fest Investor Thinks It's a 'Joke' He Left Prison Early

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A Fyre festival investor tells us Billy McFarland’s early prison release is a 'joke,' while McFarland's lawyer says he's already hatching potential plans on how to “generate income” down the line

Prior to his stint in solitary confinement for the secret podcast, McFarland was busted for a “significant disciplinary action” in 2019,when New York prison officials found he had smuggled in a recording device that was hidden inside a pen. He was reportedly given 40 days in solitary confinement for the infraction.

“What do you do in Billy’s situation? How do you handle extreme failure?” – Fyre event planner Andy KingWhile McFarland’s attorney says he’s focused on paying back his victims, the government has already shown signs of doubting his commitment to making amends, according toThe entrepreneur had been approached by both Netflix and Hulu to appear in their rivaling documentaries about the shitshow of a festival when McFarland allegedly tried to hustle Netflix director Chris Smith out of $250,000 to...

It doesn’t bode well for winners of a separate $5 million suit, or the hundreds of investors who are collectively out $26 million. And that’s just those in the United States. Some small businesses in Great Exuma were nearly financially decimated by the burden they took upon to help pull off Frye Festival, only to be left in the lurch.

Maryann Rolle, the owner of Exuma Point Bar and Grill, spent more than $50,000 of her own savings to continue feeding the stranded concertgoers,

 

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