Fans Earn $ 5 Million for the Bahamas Festival, Life & Culture

Wed, Jul 04, 2018 – 6:56 AM

[NEW YORK] Two of the thousands of music fans who have paid the jackpot for a luxury festival in the Bahamas but who have found misery are getting paid. money – $ 5 million. 19659003] In the first Fyre Festival last year, a judge in Raleigh, North Carolina, awarded two fans each with $ 1.5 million in compensation, including for mental anguish, plus $ 1 million. dollars each in punitive damages, much more than the minimum. Seth Crossno and Mark Thompson stated that they spent $ 13,000 with a promise of exclusive housing on a private island, but that they ended up in a camp-style tent and left when they felt in danger

The Fyre. The festival was abruptly canceled and participants were evacuated, which led to the online mockery of many young fans who had purchased in the event advertising as a unique high-end music party.

Crossno, who tweeted about the festival, confirmed on social media the verdict released last week, which was previously reported by Vice News and the Raleigh-based newspaper The News & Observer .

A lawyer from Crossno did not immediately return requests for comment. [19659003] Crossno tweeted on Tuesday that he also bought the expired brand for the Fyre Festival and plans to use it on the clothes as well as start a podcast. He's calling William Needham Finley IV on social media.

Billy McFarland, the 26-year-old entrepreneur behind the Fyre Festival, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of electronic fraud over the event. As part of its plea agreement with prosecutors, McFarland has agreed to forgo more than 26 million US dollars, which means it's not certain that he would be able to pay the complainants.

June on charges of selling fraudulent tickets to major events such as the Coachella Festival.

AFP