Dumb Crime

<p>Remember a couple of months ago, when we couldn&#39;t get enough news about the disaster that was <a href="https://www.someecards.com/search/?q=fyre+festival">Fyre Festival</a>? You know, that supposedly &quot;luxury&quot; music fest in the Bahamas, pitched by celebrities including <a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrities/ja-rule-apologizes-disastrous-fyre-festival-not-my-fault/">Ja Rule</a> and <a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrities/kendall-jenner-topless-pepsi-fyre-festival/">Kendall Jenner</a>, that turned out to be nothing short of a <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/so-that-happened/fyre-festival-ja-rule-bahamas/">disaster zone</a>? Well, it seems the scam artist who put the whole fiasco together is finally facing criminal charges.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="&#39;Bout time." data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="https://giphy.com/gifs/the-judge-12UTcvEY4pNaSY" height="176" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-1-sZJ7Ia.gif" width="234" /></div> <figcaption>&#39;Bout time.</figcaption> </figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Billy McFarland&#39;s Fyre Media was the company behind the now notoriously botched festival, and on Friday, he was arrested by federal agents at his home in New York, according to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/arts/music/billy-mcfarland-fyre-festival-arrested.html"><em>New York Times</em></a>. McFarland faces a single charge of wire fraud that prosecutors said involved &quot;a scheme to defraud investors, which included misrepresenting financial information&quot; about Fyre Media. McFarland is accused of bilking said investors out of a million dollars or more, which is almost as funny as how he conned a bunch of rich kids into giving him thousands of dollars to stay in a cheap tent on a desolate beach and eat cheese sandwiches.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/GordonRamsay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GordonRamsay</a> what would you rate <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fyrefestival?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#fyrefestival</a> gourmet meals? <a href="https://t.co/SYJIgwAIYp">pic.twitter.com/SYJIgwAIYp</a></p>&mdash; Rain Man (@omgRainMan) <a href="https://twitter.com/omgRainMan/status/857847110045020160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The wire fraud charge comes with a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, though McFarland is likely to serve far less time if convicted. Still, he and his partner Ja Rule still face a number of lawsuits that will probably be enough to bankrupt them both several times over. It just goes to show that you should never screw over wealthy people&mdash;they&#39;ve got enough money to hire lawyers.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Arrested and charged with wire fraud, Fyre Festival organizer now faces 20 years in prison.

Remember a couple of months ago, when we couldn&#39;t get enough news about the disaster that was Fyre Festival? You know, that supposedly &quot;luxury&quot; music fest in the Bahamas, pitched by celebrities including Ja Rule and Kendall Jenner, that turned out to be nothing short of a disaster zone? Well, it seems the scam artist who put the whole fiasco together is finally facing criminal charges. &#39;Bout time. Billy McFarland&#39;s Fyre Media was the company behind the now notoriously botched festival, and on Friday, he was arrested by federal agents at his home in New York, according to the New York Times. McFarland faces a single charge of wire fraud that prosecutors said involved &quot;a scheme to defraud investors, which included misrepresenting financial information&quot; about Fyre Media. McFarland is accused of bilking said investors out of a million dollars or more, which is almost as funny as how he conned a bunch of rich kids into giving him thousands of dollars to stay in a cheap tent on a desolate beach and eat cheese sandwiches.Hey @GordonRamsay what would you rate #fyrefestival gourmet meals? pic.twitter.com/SYJIgwAIYp&mdash; Rain Man (@omgRainMan) April 28, 2017 The wire fraud charge comes with a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, though McFarland is likely to serve far less time if convicted. Still, he and his partner Ja Rule still face a number of lawsuits that will probably be enough to bankrupt them both several times over. It just goes to show that you should never screw over wealthy people&mdash;they&#39;ve got enough money to hire lawyers.