Fyre Fest Fraudster Billy McFarland Is Out of Prison and Back on His Bullshit

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Shutterstock/GettyIn a TikTok posted on Oct. 24, convicted Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland threatens a new business venture while standing in front of a whiteboard.“You might have guessed I’m working on something new,” he tells the camera over a dramatic instrumental, pointing to a mishmash of circles and scribbles. With a mix of self-deprecation and dead-eyed earnestness, he continues, “This time, it’s a little crazier and a whole lot bigger than anything else I’ve tried before.”The video was supposed to tease the 30-year-old’s “comeback,” as much as one can come back from something that never took off. After spending almost four years behind bars on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and lying to the authorities, he still owes more than $25 million for his Fyre fiasco, in which he scammed vendors, former employees, and stranded revelers who were left scrambling for shelter after a storm hit the Bahamian island of Great Exuma, the site of his supposed luxury music festival.Read more at The Daily Beast.