Billy McFarland
American con artist (born 1991)
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William Zervakos McFarland is an American con artist and convicted felon who co-founded the ill-fated Fyre Festival. He defrauded investors of $27.4 million by marketing and selling tickets to the festival and other events. Vanity Fair describes him as "the poster boy for millennial scamming".
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