The U.S. Marshals Service is putting up Fyre Festival merchandise for auction, more than three years after the event fizzled out in the Bahamas.
in October 2018. Now 28, he’s serving his sentence at a low-security prison in Ohio, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
“This Fyre Festival-branded clothing and other items that were seized from Billy McFarland were originally intended to be sold at the Fyre Festival itself but were kept by McFarland, with the intent to sell the items and use the funds to commit further criminal acts while he was on pre-trial release,” U.S. Marshal Ralph Sozio of the Southern District of New York said in the release.
Customers who paid $1,200 to more than $100,000 hoping to see Blink-182 and the hip-hop act Migos arrived to learn musical acts were canceled. Their luxury accommodations and gourmet food consisted of leaky white tents and packaged food, prompting attendees to lash out on social media with the hashtag #fyrefraud.
Among the mementos of that festival are sweatpants, shirts and tokens emblazoned with “a conspiracy to change the entertainment world.” As of Saturday, the lots ranged from $10 — the minimum bid for sets of two wristbands — to $300 for a baseball cap bearing the festival logo that had received 20 bids since the auction opened Thursday. At 36 bids, the most popular lot was an aqua blue hoodie featuring the flag of the Bahamas on the back and sleeves patterned with the logo.
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U.S. Marshals Put Fyre Festival Merchandise up for AuctionMore than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas, merchandise and other 'minor assets' are up for sale — courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service
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US Marshals put Fyre Festival merchandise up for auctionThe U.S. Marshals Service is putting merchandise from the Fyre Festival up for auction, more than three years after the highly publicized event notoriously fizzled out in the Bahamas. The proceeds will go toward the victims of Billy McFarland.
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