SEC charges Fyre Festival founder with investor fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that New York entrepreneur William McFarland, creator of 2017's disastrous Fyre Festival, has agreed to settle charges arising out of a  multi-year offering fraud that raised at least $27.4 million from more than 100 investors.

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