Worker: Billy McFarland was charged with fraud involving a music festival set to take place on what Bahamian island?
Billy McFarland (entrepreneur) William Z. McFarland (born 1991) is an American entrepreneur who was the founder and CEO of three companies: Spling, Magnises, and Fyre Media. McFarland was placed under arrest on June 30, 2017, and charged with wire fraud in Manhattan federal court related to the organization of the Fyre Festival to promote the Fyre music booking app.
Pleasantville Music Festival The Pleasantville Music Festival is a single-day music festival which takes place annually at Parkway Field in Pleasantville, New York. Some of the many acts that have performed at the Pleasantville Music Festival are: Guster, Gin Blossoms, Jakob Dylan, Joan Osborne, Marc Cohn, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the English Beat, and Roger McGuinn. These major acts perform alongside up and coming national acts and small local bands from around the tri-state area.