Promoter of Fyre Festival 'disaster' arrested in fraud charge

The promoter behind a failed music festival in the Bahamas has been arrested in New York on a wire fraud charge.

Promoter of Fyre Festival 'disaster' arrested in fraud charge

The promoter behind a failed music festival in the Bahamas has been arrested in New York on a wire fraud charge.

Billy McFarland was charged with scheming to defraud investors in his company, Fyre Media, and Fyre Festival that was supposed to take place on the island of Exuma over two weekends in April and May.

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