The admitted fraudster behind the failed Fyre Festival was released from prison Wednesday, more than two years before the end of a 6-year sentence handed down in 2018, his lawyer said.
was released from prison Wednesday, more than two years before the end of a 6-year sentence handed down in 2018, his lawyer said.
His lawyer, Jason Russo, said McFarland had remained in custody at a second facility before arriving at a halfway house in New York City on Wednesday.McFarland, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to wire fraud and other crimes related to a music festival he fraudulently promoted as a luxurious, star-studded event in the Caribbean, was released early after earning good time credit, Russo said.
Russo added that McFarland spent the last two years developing a plan to begin "immediately" paying the $26 million a judge ordered him to forfeit in 2018. Russo declined to provide additional details. The Times reported that McFarland had previously been placed in solitary confinement for possessing a flash drive.
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