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The $2 million settlement hinges on the outcome of Fyre Festival LLC's bankruptcy case. Fyre Festival ticket holders could receive $7,220 each in class-action settlement [Video] Skip to main content
Attendees eventually won a class-action lawsuit, getting a paltry $281 each, according to the BBC. ... Fyre Media, and will be responsible for the festival’s finances and operations. ...
A second class action lawsuit against Fyre Media, McFarland, Ja Rule, and the event promoters identified as "Does 1–100" was filed in Los Angeles by personal injury lawyer John Girardi on behalf of three attendees. [48]
In addition to the class-action lawsuit filed in May 2017, 6 federal and 4 individual lawsuits were filed in relation to the scheme. [25] McFarland was arrested by federal agents on June 30, 2017, and charged with wire fraud in relation to Fyre and Fyre Festival. He was released on $300,000 bail on July 1. [9]
McFarland pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in federal court in 2018, and admitted to using fake documents to attract investors, who put more than $26 million into his company, Fyre Media ...
The organizer of the ill-fated Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland, is no longer behind bars. The convicted fraudster was released on Wednesday, more than two years ahead of the end of his six-year ...
Kendall Jenner has been ordered to give back some of the money she was paid for endorsing the failed Fyre Festival in 2017. ... Jenner, 24, was paid $275,000 for her social media endorsement. ...
The first Fyre Festival in 2017 was a disaster that landed him in prison on wire fraud charges. Fyre Festival II has no lineup, no location, and no actual date — but mastermind Billy McFarland ...