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Fyre Festival Founder Arrested in New York

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  1. Melody Bot Jul 1, 2017
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    NME:


    One of the men responsible for April’s disastrous Fyre Festival was arrested in New York City on Friday.

    Billy McFarland, 25, is charged with wire fraud after allegedly defrauding investors in Fyre Media, his company. […] Explaining McFarland’s arrest, US Attorney Joon Kim said that he had allegedly shown fake documents to investors to encourage them to put more than $1 million into both Fyre Media and Fyre Festival. Ja Rule, the company’s co-founder, has not been arrested.
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  2. carrytheweird Jul 1, 2017
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    Don't know why Ja Rule isn't being held just as accountable, but it's a start.


    Still the funniest shit show of the year so far.
     
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  3. Ryan Jul 1, 2017
    Ryan

    Might be Spider-Man...

    The fact that this was still a thing is beyond me, like, this is the height of the bizzaro festival culture being a different reality.
     
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  4. tdlyon Jul 1, 2017
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    This'll be a good ending to the movie
     
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  6. Iamhollywood315 Jul 2, 2017
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    Frat boi broski is heading to the slammer
     
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  7. Henry Jul 2, 2017
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    I'm seeing him in like two weeks, so if they can hold off until then, that'd be great.
     
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  8. SamLevi11 Jul 3, 2017
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    Wait, Ja Rule is still a thing?
     
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  9. Raku Jul 14, 2017
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    Good, I'm hoping more of the people that ran "this show" are held accountable.

    While yes, it was funny, and entertaining to watch unfold. I do feel bad for those who suffered, and wasted money on this. No one should get away with this, no matter how rich the victim is, or not.