BILLY McFarland is apologizing for his Fyre Festival scam and is begging his Instagram followers for money to fund a new project while in prison.
Billy, 28, is serving a six-year sentence for wire fraud after scamming investors out of $26 million for the doomed festival that was set to take place on a private island in the Bahamas in April 2017.
Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and more celebrities helped promote the “luxury music experience” that promised to “exceed all expectations.” Instead of the “best in food, art, music and adventure,” around 5,000 guests paid thousands for disaster relief tents instead of beach villas, and cheese sandwiches instead of gourmet meals.