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Billy McFarland says he was ‘wrong’ to put on Fyre Festival in first TV interview since prison release

‘I was so driven by this desperate desire to prove people right,’ fraudster said

The Independent UK

Creator of shambolic Fyre Festival teases new project after prison release

Fyre Festival was advertised by A-listers including Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, tickets cost as much as £75,000, but the event left a lot to be desired and organiser Billy McFarland was jailed

Daily Mirror

Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland says he is ‘working on something new’ following release from prison

The convicted fraudster was released from prison earlier this year after serving four years

Manchester Evening News

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Fyre Festival scammer Billy McFarland ‘celebrated prison release with cocktail party’

Promoter William “Billy” McFarland was jailed for defrauding investors to help him stage the failed music show in the Exumas

Evening Standard

Canada could have its own Fyre Festival fiasco if it doesn't amp up event regulations

In the spring of 2017, the public spectacle over the now infamous Fyre Festival seemingly broke the Internet.

The Conversation

Fyre Festival creator has put together team to ‘come up with ideas’ for new entertainment ventures after early prison release

NEW YORK — Billy McFarland is all fyred up.

Tribune News Service

Fyre Festival scammer Billy McFarland released from prison early

Fyre Festival organizer has been moved to a half way house amid early prison release

Evening Standard

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What we learn from Anna Delvey: scams are all the rage for Generation Hustle

A wave of TV shows such as Inventing Anna are sympathetic portrayals of the con artist that lies within us all, says journalist Laura Martin

The Guardian - UK

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